"Sahel" meaning in English

See Sahel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /səˈhɛl/
Etymology: From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|سَاحِل||border of the desert}} Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”), {{root|en|ar|س ح ل}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sahel
  1. A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south. Categories (place): Regions of Africa
    Sense id: en-Sahel-en-name-~km4joLD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Moore translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Moore translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 74 26
  2. An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country. Categories (place): Places in Tunisia
    Sense id: en-Sahel-en-name-4U-Twiz6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sahelian Related terms: Swahili Translations (A region in Africa): Սահել (Sahel) (Armenian), 薩赫勒 /萨赫勒 (Sàhèlè) (Chinese Mandarin), Sahelo (Esperanto), Sahel (Finnish), საჰელი (saheli) (Georgian), Sahelzone [feminine] (German), Sahel [masculine] (German), Σαχέλ (Sachél) (Greek), サヘル (Saheru) (Japanese), 사헬 (sahel) (Korean), sayɛlle (Moore), Sahel [masculine] (Polish), Sael [masculine] (Portuguese), Sahel [masculine] (Portuguese), Сахель (Saxelʹ) (Russian), Sahel [masculine] (Spanish), ซาเฮล (Thai), Сахель (Saxelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'A region in Africa': 51 49
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