Avar

See also: avar and àvar

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈævɑɹ/

Etymology 1

From Avar аварал (awaral)[1]

Proper noun

Avar

  1. A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.
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Noun

Avar (plural Avars)

  1. A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.
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Adjective

Avar (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.
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Further reading

Proper noun

Avar

  1. The extinct language of the Eurasian Avars, probably belonging to the Oghur branch of the Turkic language family.
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language

Noun

Avar (plural Avars)

  1. (historical) A member of a group of 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 or Pannonian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus.
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Adjective

Avar (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people.
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References
  1. В. А. Потто. Кавказская война в отдельных очерках, эпизодах, легендах и биографиях: в 5 т. – СПб.: Тип. Е. Евдокимова, 1887–1889

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