saharan

Everyday

1. Saharan means belonging to or coming from the Sahara, the huge hot desert in North Africa. tree →
2. Saharan can describe weather or places that are very hot and dry, like the Sahara. tree →
3. (rare) A Saharan is a person who lives in the Sahara. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons it tells you about the Sahara Desert: its sand dunes, camels, oases and dust storms; in science it comes up with dust, heat and dry climates; in everyday talk «Saharan heat» means an extremely hot day; phrases: Saharan dust, Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Saharan heat.

Examples

• Camels can walk for days across the Saharan sand. tree →
• Saharan dust sometimes blows all the way to Britain and makes cars dusty. tree →
• The Saharan sun is fierce at midday. tree →
• Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa lie south of the desert. tree →
• Our classroom felt Saharan after the heating broke and stayed on full. tree →
• We drew a map of the Saharan oases in geography. tree →
• Saharan nights can be surprisingly cold. tree →

Note

Usually written with a capital S because it comes from the name Sahara. «Sub-Saharan» means the parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The Sahara is not the biggest desert of all if you count cold deserts: Antarctica is bigger. Do not confuse with «Sahara» (the noun, the desert itself).