sub-Saharan Africa
See also: Sub-Saharan Africa
English
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Proper noun
- 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
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