"西サハラ" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [ɲ̟iɕi sa̠ha̠ɾa̠] Forms: 西サハラ [canonical] (ruby: 西(にし))
Etymology: 西 (“west”) + サハラ (“Sahara”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|西|サハラ|sort=にしさはら|t1=west|t2=Sahara}} 西 (“west”) + サハラ (“Sahara”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|にし サハラ}} 西(にし)サハラ • (Nishi Sahara)
  1. Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory) Categories (place): Countries in Africa Synonyms: サハラ・アラブ民主共和国
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Download raw JSONL data for 西サハラ meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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