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From Avar аварал (awaral)[1]

Avar

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

language

Avar (plural Avars)

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

person

Avar (not comparable)

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

Avar

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

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.

member of a group of professional equestrian nomads

Avar (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people.

of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people

  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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