Main Entry:

Saar

Pronunciation:

\ˈsär, ˈzär\

Function:

geographical name

1or French Sarre \ˈsär\ river about 150 miles (241 kilometers) Europe flowing from Vosges Mountains in France N to the Moselle in W Germany2or Saar·land \ˈsär-ˌland, ˈzär-\ region W Europe in basin of Saar River between France & Germany; once part of Lorraine, became part of Germany in 19th century; administered by League of Nations 1919–35; became a state of Germany 1935; came under control of France after World War II; to West Germany by a plebiscite January 1, 1957, as a state (Saarland) ∗ Saarbrücken area 991 square miles (2567 square kilometers), population 1,073,000