SINCE 1828
salar
noun (1)
sa·lar
| \ səˈlär\
plural -s
Definition of salar
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a salt-encrusted depression (as in the nitrate fields of Chile) that may or may not be the basin of an evaporated lake — compare salada, salina
Salar
noun (2)
Sa·lar
| \ səˈlär\
plural Salar
or Salars
Definition of Salar (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a Muslim people of Chinese Turkestan speaking a Turkic dialect
2
: a member of the Salar people
Salar
adjective
\ "\
Definition of Salar (Entry 3 of 3)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Salar
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