Definitions for SAHARA
səˈhær ə, -ˈhɛər ə, -ˈhɑr əsa·hara

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.9 / 8 votes

1. Sahara, Sahara Desertnoun

   the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Saharanoun

   A desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.

2. Etymology: From Arabic “desert” (Sahara Desert is thus a pleonasm.)

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sahara

   The Sahara (, ) is a desert on the African continent. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.The name "Sahara" is derived from the Arabic word for "desert" in the feminine irregular form, the singular ṣaḥra' (صحراء /ˈsˤaħra/), plural ṣaḥārā (صَحَارَى /ˈsˤaħaːraː/), ṣaḥār (صَحَار), ṣaḥrāwāt (صَحْرَاوَات), ṣaḥāriy (صَحَارِي). The desert comprises much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile Valley in Egypt and the Sudan. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south it is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna around the Niger River valley and the Sudan region of sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahara can be divided into several regions, including the western Sahara, the central Ahaggar Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré desert, and the Libyan Desert. For several hundred thousand years, the Sahara has alternated between desert and savanna grassland in a 20,000-year cycle caused by the precession of Earth's axis as it rotates around the Sun, which changes the location of the North African monsoon.

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1. sahara

   The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, located in North Africa. It's characterized by vast sand dunes, rocky plateaus, and barren, rugged landscapes. The Sahara covers an area of approximately 3,600,000 square miles which stretches across multiple countries like Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia. Despite its harsh conditions, the Sahara is home to a variety of plants, animals and also nomadic human communities. Climate in this region is extremely dry with little to no rainfall, and temperature can vary drastically between day and night.

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1. Sahara

   The Sahara is the world's hottest desert, and the third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres, it covers most of North Africa, making it almost as large as China or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that composes the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 metres in height. The name comes from the plural Arabic language word for desert,

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Sahara

   the largest desert region in the world, stretches E. and W. across Northern Africa, from the Atlantic to the valley of the Nile, a distance of 3000 m., and on the N. is limited by the slopes of the Atlas Mountains, and on the S. by the valleys of the Senegal and Niger Rivers. The surface is diversified by long sweeps of undulating sand-dunes, elevated plateaux, hill and mountain ranges (8000 ft. highest) furrowed by dried-up water-courses, and dotted with fertile oases which yield date-palms, oranges, lemons, figs, &c. The most sterile tract is in the W., stretching in a semicircle between Cape Blanco and Fezzan. Rain falls over the greater part at intervals of from two to five years. Temperature will vary from over 100°F. to below freezing-point in 24 hours. There are a number of definite caravan routes connecting Timbuctoo and the Central Soudan with the Niger and coast-lands. Dates and salt are the chief products; the giraffe, wild ass, lion, ostrich, python, &c., are found; it is chiefly inhabited by nomadic and often warlike Moors, Arabs, Berbers, and various negro races. The greater part is within the sphere of French influence. "When the winds waken, and lift and winnow the immensity of sand, the air itself is a dim sand-air, and dim looming through it, the wonderfullest uncertain colonnades of sand-pillars whirl from this side and from that, like so many spinning dervishes, of a hundred feet of stature, and dance their huge Desert waltz there."

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sahara

   Expresses the Arabic for “desert.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAHARA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sahara is ranked #104156 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sahara surname appeared 172 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sahara.
   
   56.4% or 97 total occurrences were Asian.
   17.4% or 30 total occurrences were White.
   11% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
   7.5% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Africa
   • Desert

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce SAHARA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SAHARA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAHARA in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAHARA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SAHARA in a Sentence

1. Cris Hazzard:

   I'm a big fan of Sahara Convertible Pants, i find them worth every penny. First, all the essential things are there : durability, lightweight, quick-drying and exceptional comfort. I also like them because the material resists snagging on brush and thorns, and the quality is top-notch.

2. Shekhar Naphade:

   The deal with Mirach is over, they (Sahara lawyers) said openly in the court.

3. Abrham Russom:

   I have no telephone and my relatives don't know if I am in the Sahara or in the sea.

4. Nadine Gordimer:

   The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.

5. Stephen Ellis:

   He's one of the best-known warlords of the Sahara.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SAHARA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sahara
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SAHARA
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Sahara
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=SAHARA
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SAHARA