I. səˈha(a)rə, -ˈherə, -ˈhärə, -ˈhȧrə adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from the Sahara desert, vast region of wasteland and oases in northern Africa
: of or relating to the Sahara desert
a Sahara oasis
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from the Sahara desert
1. usually capitalized : something regarded as arid, barren, or deserted
the Sahara of the early morning streets
turned bookman and for twenty-one years wandered … in the Sahara of medieval scholarship — V.L.Parrington
2. often capitalized : sienna brown