adv, name, noun, pron, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace. UK, dialectal

   "Besides these peculiarities, our river abounds with the usual fresh water fish, such as the roach, dar, flounders, carp, chub, trout, &c."

2. 2
   African-American Vernacular form of there. uncountable

Adverb

1. 1
   African-American Vernacular form of there. not-comparable

Pronoun

1. 1
   African-American Vernacular form of there.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of Daughters of the American Revolution. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Dar es Salaam. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
3. 3
   A feminine name, diminutive of given names such as Daria and Darlene.
4. 4
   Initialism of Department of Agrarian Reform. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms

dar es salaamdar es salaam

Example

More examples

"In Üsküdar which I have visited, across the Marmara Sea from Istanbul, there lives an old woman I know named Fatma."

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic دار (dār).

Related phrases

dar es salaam

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