西サハラ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
にし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

西 (“west”) +‎ サハラ (“Sahara”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にしサハラ [nìshí sáꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɕi sa̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Proper noun

西(にし)サハラ • (Nishi Sahara) 

  1. Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
    Synonym: サハラ・アラブ民主共和国
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