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Definition of Sahara Desert in English:

Sahara Desert

proper noun

(also the Sahara)

  • A vast desert in North Africa that extends from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to the Red Sea on the east and from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlas Mountains in the north to the Sahel in the south. The largest desert in the world, it covers an area of about 3,500,000 square miles (9,065,000 sq km).

Pronunciation

Sahara Desert

/səˌherə ˈdezərt/ /səˌhɛrə ˈdɛzərt/ /səˌhärə ˈdezərt/ /səˌhɑrə ˈdɛzərt/

Origin

Sahara from Arabic ṣaḥrā‘ ‘desert’.