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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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
Neighboring Ethiopia, which contains large numbers of Afars, backs the tribe's cause in French Somaliland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the past few months, hostilities have raged between the Afars and Tigreans, the Gurages and Wolaytas, the Anuaks and Nuers, and the Oromos and Tigreans.
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
A peace accord in 1994 ended a three-year uprising by Afars rebels.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
