/ Dictionary / Index S Sahara: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sa•har•a Pronunciation: (su-har'u, -hâr'u, -här'u), [key] — n. a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. ab. 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km). any arid waste. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sahara (Thesaurus) Sahaptin Saharanpur Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language