Avar
Americannoun
noun
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a member of a people of unknown origin in E Europe from the 6th to the early 9th century ad : crushed by Charlemagne around 800
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a member of a people of the Caucasas
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the language of this people, belonging to the North-East Caucasian family
Example Sentences
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Yet now, archaeogenetics offer a totally new viewpoint on Avar communities who lived more than 1000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Oral tradition likely helped the Avar keep bloodlines straight over the course of centuries, preventing marriages to distant cousins.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
From Avar funeral customs, and from written reports of their neighbours, scholars have reconstructed some of their social practices and ways of life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
They will introduce new heroes — including the inspirational Jedi Avar Kriss — and villains, such as the Nihil, “space marauders,” who threaten the peace of the galaxy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2021
One day she noticed, from the height of the wall, the handsome form of the young Avar prince Cacon, and the undutiful woman was seized with a violent passion for the fair barbarian.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
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