No. 3,659 in Catalan
sàhara
Sàhara: Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world, located in North Africa.
In a sentence
El Sàhara és un desert immens al nord d'Àfrica.
The Sahara is a vast desert located in northern Africa.
In this sentence, 'Sàhara' is used as a proper noun referring to the Sahara Desert, which is a geographical location.
Al Sàhara, les temperatures diürnes són molt altes.
In the Sahara, daytime temperatures are very high.
Here, 'Sàhara' again refers to the proper noun of the Sahara Desert, emphasizing the climatic characteristics of the region.
Vaig estudiar la flora típica del Sàhara per al meu projecte.
I studied the typical flora of the Sahara for my project.
In this sentence, 'Sàhara' is used contextually to discuss the ecology and typical flora that are native to the desert.
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