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Avesta

American  
[uh-ves-tuh] / əˈvɛs tə /

noun

  1. a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.


Avesta British  
/ əˈvɛstə /

noun

  1. a collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, including the Songs of Zoroaster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Avesta says most of the 82 apartments would be reserved for low-income residents.

From Washington Times Aug. 9, 2017

Peters says about 1,600 people have contacted the Avesta searching for affordable housing.

From Washington Times Aug. 9, 2017

The abbreviation of the period of Yima shows us that the cycles in the Bundehesh do not throughout agree with those of the Avesta.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max

The base of the second pronoun is the same as the base of the first syllable in the Skr. ē-ṣas, this, and other connected pronouns, and also occurs in the Avesta.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The heroes and kings before him were known in the Avesta by the name Paoiryotkaesha, i. e. the men of the earliest custom, the earliest law.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max

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