afar
adverb
from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed byoff ).
Afars
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pluralof Afar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On a world map the Territory of the Afars and Issas resembles a wart on the Horn of Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Neighboring Ethiopia, which contains large numbers of Afars, backs the tribe's cause in French Somaliland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile the French Territory of Afars and Issas, with its key port of Djibouti, which provides an Ethiopian rail link to the sea, gains independence from Paris next month.
From Time Magazine Archive
The trouble was that they were registered to vote in fewer numbers than the Afars, a rival tribe that wants to stay tied to France.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Afars are divided into many sub-tribes, each having an hereditary sultan, whose power is, however, limited.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
