Western Sahara
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Western Sahara
- /ˈwɛstɚn səˈhɛəɹə/ US
- /ˈwɛstən səˈhɑːɹə/ England
proper noun
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A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Similar: Spanish Sahara
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name a territory in North Africa
| Español | Sahara Occidental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서사하라 Seosahara |
| 日本語 | 西サハラ |
| 中文 | 西撒哈拉 Xī Sāhālā |
| हिन्दी | पश्चिमी सहारा paścimī sahārā |
| Kiswahili | Sahara Magharibi |
| Português | Saara Ocidental |
| Français | Sahara occidental |
| Deutsch | Westsahara |
| Italiano | Sahara Occidentale |
| Ελληνικά | Δυτική Σαχάρα Dytikí Sachára |
| Română | Sahara Occidentală |
| Русский | За́падная Саха́ра Západnaja Saxára |
| Tiếng Việt | Tây Xa-ha-ra |
| العربية | الصَّحْرَاء الْغَرْبِيَّة aṣ-ṣaḥrāʔ al-ḡarbiyya |
| עברית | סהרה המערבית sahara ha-ma'aravít |
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title = {Western Sahara},
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year = {2026},
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