/ Dictionary / Index S sub-Saharan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sub-Sa•har•an Pronunciation: (sub"su-har'un, -hâr'un, -här'un), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or in Africa south of the Sahara Desert: a sub-Saharan country; sub-Saharan peoples. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sub-saharan (Thesaurus) subroutine subsample Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language