Sahel
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Sahel
- /səˈhɛl/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert, coastline”).
proper noun
- A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south. As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in the mineral-rich Sahel region that is beset by recurring coups, armed rebellion and extremist insurgency – anti-Western sentiments, partly fueled by Russian propaganda, are engineering the exit of Western troops from swathes of territory.
- An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.
Translations
Talk about this word "Sahel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sahel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sahel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sahel "Sahel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sahel.Cite this
@misc{sahel_2026,
title = {Sahel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sahel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
