Saharan

Sahara

Sa·har·a

S0021100 (sə-hâr′ə, -hăr′ə, -hä′rə) A vast desert of northern Africa extending east from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea and south from the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea to the Sahel. About 5,000 to 10,000 years ago, the Sahara was a region of savanna vegetation and extensive surface water, most of which had disappeared by Roman times. Introduction of the camel (probably in the first century ad) led to occupation by nomadic tribes who moved from oasis to oasis in search of water.

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Sa·har′an adj. & n.

Saharan

(səˈhɑːrən) n (Languages) a group of languages spoken in parts of Chad and adjacent countries, now generally regarded as forming a branch of the Nilo-Saharan familyadj1. (Languages) relating to or belonging to this group of languages2. (Placename) of or relating to the Sahara

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Saharan - a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of ChadNilo-Saharan, Nilo-Saharan language - a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania
Adj.	1.	Saharan - of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert

Translations

sahariensaharianasahariano