"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  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 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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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