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Avar - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Avar'

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.
  • Etymology 2

    (Eurasian Avars)

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • the extinct language of the Eurasian Avars, probably belonging to the Oghur branch of the Turkic language family
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • member of a group of professional equestrian nomads who established an empire spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century; also called Eurasian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people
  • Anagrams

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    Similar to 'Avar'

    Afar, Aber, Abar, Abor