sub-Saharan
adjective
sub-Sa·ha·ran
ˌsəb-sə-ˈher-ən 
-ˈhär-
: of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara
Examples of sub-Saharan in a Sentence
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In a report from Ampere Analysis late last year, which predicted that global streamers could drive 75% growth in sub-Saharan Africa’s subscription video on demand (SVOD) market.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But nearly every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is struggling with deficits, according to a 2019 Lancet Haematology study.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1950, life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was just 36.7 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in 37 countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and southeastern Asia, according to the report.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Researchers at Yale University found that in India and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural workers jumped into consumer service jobs and raised their productivity and incomes.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this way, Koenig most resembles Simon, whose music—including its deft (if ballsy) adoption of polyrhythms from sub-Saharan Africa—has always been a major touchstone for the band.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Geographic Benefits Many emerging data center markets are in areas that have yet to utilize renewable energy; this includes rapidly growing cities across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Phillip Marangella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Even aid’s biggest boosters would cringe at the implication that aid had caused a 50 percent increase in sub-Saharan life expectancies.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But nearly every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is struggling with deficits, according to a 2019 Lancet Haematology study.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1950, life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was just 36.7 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in 37 countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and southeastern Asia, according to the report.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Researchers at Yale University found that in India and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural workers jumped into consumer service jobs and raised their productivity and incomes.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In this way, Koenig most resembles Simon, whose music—including its deft (if ballsy) adoption of polyrhythms from sub-Saharan Africa—has always been a major touchstone for the band.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Geographic Benefits Many emerging data center markets are in areas that have yet to utilize renewable energy; this includes rapidly growing cities across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Phillip Marangella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Even aid’s biggest boosters would cringe at the implication that aid had caused a 50 percent increase in sub-Saharan life expectancies.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Sub-Saharan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-Saharan. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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