adv, name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of tahr. alt-of, alternative

Adverb

1. 1
   Nonstandard form of there. alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable

   "Thar's gold in them thar hills."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A desert in India and Pakistan

Synonyms

All synonyms

away thereover therethitheryonderall overall round

Example

More examples

"Thar's gold in them thar hills."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi थर (thar), from थल (thal, “desert”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala, “land”).

Related phrases

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