Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sub-saharan africa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: sub--sa-ha-ran africa
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

Alternative letter-case form of sub-Saharan Africa.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While the average cost of sending money to sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world, the cost of digital remittances to the region is less than the global average. If more Africans sent money home via digital services rather than cash, average remittance fees should fall, but receiving money online requires the internet, which is used in sub-Saharan Africa by only 37% of people, according to the World Bank."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Subsaharan Africa (alternative)

Synonyms

black Africa darkest Africa Negroland Nigritia SSA Subsahara

Questions

What does sub-saharan africa mean?: Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.

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