Gabar

American

[gah-ber] / ˈgɑ bər /

noun

an Iranian Zoroastrian.

Gabar British

/ ˈɡɑːbə /

noun

a member of an Iranian religious sect practising a modern version of Zoroastrianism

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterizing the Gabar sect or its beliefs

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Etymology

Origin of Gabar

< Persian < Arabic kāfir; see Kaffir

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Giorgio Gabar, a popular musician, was just as bitter.

From Economist • Nov. 27, 2017

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