sub-saharan

1. 1.

   of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert

Questions about sub-saharan

What does sub-saharan mean?

sub-saharan means "of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert".

How many syllables are in sub-saharan?

sub-saharan has 4 syllables: sub--sa-ha-ran. The stress falls on "sa".

Is sub-saharan a common word?

sub-saharan is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.