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afar

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. afar (noun)
  2. Afars and the Issas, French Territory of the (geographical name)
  3. French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (geographical name)
  4. Djibouti (geographical name)

2afar

noun

Definition of AFAR

: a great distance <saw him from afar>

Examples of AFAR

  1. <the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar>

First Known Use of AFAR

14th century

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