Asir

[ ah-seer ]

noun

1. a district in SW Saudi Arabia.

Asir

/ æˈsɪə /

noun

1. a region of SW Saudi Arabia, in the Southern Province on the Red Sea: under Turkish rule until 1933. Area: 81 000 sq km (31 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

So we know that your ways do not matter to Thor or Odin or any one of the Asir, who love a good fighter.

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Surely the wrath of the Asir will fall on Heidrek ere long, if, indeed, the Asir care aught what a warrior does of wrong.

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Odin and the Asir seemed far off at that time and in that place, and I half blamed myself for harkening.

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Alsi grows white at this and trembles, for he minds the wondrous ring and the names of the Asir, but he asks for more certainty.

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Farther north, in Asir, the plateau is more mountainous and contains many fertile valleys.

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