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

A female given name from Arabic, used in Arabic countries, Iran, Afghanistan and India.

plural of Sahabi

(historical) A (usually male) companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Of or relating to Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico).

Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.

A native or inhabitant of that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara.

of or pertaining to the Sahara desert

A native or inhabitant of the Sahara.

Alternative spelling of sub-Saharan