Hadar

¹ American  

[had-ahr, hey-dahr] / ˈhæd ɑr, ˈheɪ dɑr /

noun

1. a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.

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Hadar ² American  

[hey-dahr, hah-, hah-dahr] / ˈheɪ dɑr, ˈhɑ-, hɑˈdɑr /

noun

1. a fossil site in the Afar triangle of eastern Ethiopia where Australopithecus afarensis was found.

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Etymology

Origin of Hadar¹

From the Arabic word Ḥadārī

Origin of Hadar²

From Arabic

Example Sentences

Hadar Groner, an 18-year-old high-school senior in Yonkers, N.Y., said she used AI sparingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“I’m afraid of it storing data about me,” Hadar said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

On Saturday Lt Goldin's family said "an entire nation is waiting for Hadar to be returned to us".

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

“Let’s not be naive,” said Hadar Harris, the Washington managing director of PEN America, which has advocated for free speech in the U.S. for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

The word HDR, Hadar, is properly to be expounded according unto that which is said, Lev. xxiii.

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius