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Afar

//ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)// adv, name, noun

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

    "He was seen from afar."

Adverb
  1. 1
    (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
  2. 2
    A region of Ethiopia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.

    "[...] ethnic groups, the Afars. The majority of the Somali-speaking Issas, the other main group, do support President Hassan Gouled and his RPP, though the Prime Minister, Barkat Gourad is an Afar himself."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Afar qafár.

Etymology 2

From Afar qafár.

Etymology 3

From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.

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