Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sahara
Sahara, proper n. [Arabic şahrā, desert.]
Great desert; arid wilderness of Libya; place where sands move like the surges of the ocean; place of caravan routes for wealthy trade between Asia Minor and northern Africa (see ED letters); [fig.] death; desolation; despair; hopelessness; existence without purpose.
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