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🧑‍🌾 A member of Avars 🌍 Relating to Avars
avar

avar

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A person from the Avar people who lived as nomads in early medieval Europe
  • noun
  • /ˈævɑr/
  • Specialized
: avar
  • The avars played a significant role in shaping the history of Central Europe.

Examples

  • Legends about the avar horsemen have been passed down for generations in the region.

  • Archaeologists uncovered graves belonging to an early avar settlement near the river.

  • The avar warriors were known for their fierce battles.

  • Many avars settled in the Carpathian Basin.

  • Archaeologists uncovered graves belonging to an early avar settlement near the river.

  • The avars played a significant role in shaping the history of Central Europe.

  • Legends about the avar horsemen have been passed down for generations in the region.

Surface Forms

avar singular
avars plural

Etymology

Avar is the name used for a people who live in Dagestan and who long ago also included nomads across Eurasia, so an Avar is 'a member of that people'.