Avesta
Americannoun
noun
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Peters says about 1,600 people have contacted the Avesta searching for affordable housing.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2017
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Avesta says most of the 82 apartments would be reserved for low-income residents.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2017
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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
The only bond of union between the new god and the old gods in the Avesta is the fact that Auramazda is made the creator of the old gods, and even of Mithra.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
The existence of this base is further vouched for by its occurrence in the Iranian language of the Avesta under the form ava-.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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