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, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)

   Synonym: サハラ・アラブ民主共和国