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Hadar

1 American  
[had-ahr, hey-dahr] / ˈhæd ɑr, ˈheɪ dɑr /

noun

  1. a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.

Hadar 2 American  
[hey-dahr, hah-, hah-dahr] / ˈheɪ dɑr, ˈhɑ-, hɑˈdɑr /

noun

  1. a fossil site in the Afar triangle of eastern Ethiopia where Australopithecus afarensis was found.

Etymology

Origin of Hadar1

From the Arabic word Ḥadārī

Origin of Hadar2

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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“I’m afraid of it storing data about me,” Hadar said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Hadar Groner, an 18-year-old high-school senior in Yonkers, N.Y., said she used AI sparingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“Let’s not be naive,” said Hadar Harris, the Washington managing director of PEN America, which has advocated for free speech in the U.S. for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

"We have completed the mission to bring back Oron and will not rest until we also complete the mission to bring back Hadar Goldin," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

The "fruit of the tree Hadar," used with the Lulav on the Feast of Tabernacles.

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

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