Sub-Saharan Africa
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- proper noun
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África subsahariana
- Of the major regions of the world, only Sub-Saharan Africa has similar characteristics.
- countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
- parts of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
And the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa seems to have the highest prevalence rates.
- And the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa seems to have the highest prevalence rates.
- We said yes, that made all the difference and opened the door for us to put the first billion dollar project for sub-Saharan Africa.
- Or maybe we've got legendary stories about what happens in sub-Saharan Africa or past Ethiopia.
- And so most people don't know this, but the Arctic used to be like sub-Saharan Africa, big grasslands.
Examples
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If you add up all of the birth rate statistics, sub-Saharan Africa has about twice the birth rate of North Africa.
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And the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa seems to have the highest prevalence rates.
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For example, there are more opportunities today, I would bet in sub-Saharan Africa than any place else just because that place needs so much.
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Still, sub-Saharan Africa has never been without its own innovations with regard to plant food.
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Look at the dramatic religious changes of Sub-Saharan Africa in the past 100-150 years.
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Yet more than 90 percent of all malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa, where it particularly affects poor people in rural areas.
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In many countries—especially Sub-Saharan Africa—biomass fuels account for over 80 percent of a country's total energy consumption.
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In many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, access to clean water is still a significant challenge.
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Educational programs aimed at improving literacy rates are being implemented across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The economy of Sub-Saharan Africa is diverse, with agriculture playing a crucial role in many countries.
Synonyms
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The part of Africa south of the Sahara where most people are Black
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'sub-Saharan' (below/ south of the Sahara) with 'Africa' to denote the part of the continent south of the Sahara Desert; this meaning is directly derivable from the constituents. The compositional structure is common cross-linguistically and follows a straightforward geographic naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily understand it.
Etymology
Sub-Saharan Africa is a simple place name: Sub- means 'below' and Saharan comes from the Sahara Desert, so it literally names the part of Africa 'below' the Sahara. That's why we use it today to mean the countries and people south of the Sahara, not those in North Africa.