Avar

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈævɑɹ/

Avar

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

Avar (plural Avars)

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

Avar (not comparable)

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

• ISO 639-1 code av, ISO 639-3 code ava
• Ethnologue entry for Avar, av

Avar

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

Avar (plural Avars)

1. A member of a group of professional 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, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus.

Avar (not comparable)

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

• VARA, vara