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Sahara
suh-HAH-ruh
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The vast desert covering most of North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world.
"Temperatures in the Sahara can swing dramatically between day and night."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe huge desert stretching across North Africa.
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Etymology
From Arabic sahara ("deserts"), the plural of a word meaning desert.