sub-Saharan Africa

See also: Sub-Saharan Africa

English

Alternative forms

Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsaharan Africa

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

sub-Saharan Africa

Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.

Synonyms

Subsahara, black Africa; darkest Africa, Negroland, Nigritia (dated, racist)

Translations

Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples

Chinese:
Cantonese: 黑非洲 (hak¹ fei¹ zau¹, haak¹ fei¹ zau¹)

Mandarin: 黑非洲 (zh) (Hēi Fēizhōu)
Finnish: Saharan eteläpuolinen Afrikka
French: Afrique noire (fr) f, Afrique subsaharienne (fr) f
Irish: an Afraic fho-Shahárach f
Japanese: ブラックアフリカ (burakku Afurika)
Polish: Afryka Subsaharyjska f

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