Sahel

n. semi arid area of northcentral Africa south of the Sahara Desert

See also Sahel, Tunisia, a region of eastern Tunisia. The Sahel (from Arabic ساحل, sahil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara desert) is the boundary zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the more fertile region to the south, known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country of the same name).
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n. Sahel, arid region in northwestern Africa

n. Sahel, arid region in northwestern Africa

n. (Geography) sahel