Saar
Americannoun
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Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
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French Sarre. a river in W Europe, flowing N from the Vosges Mountains in NE France to the Moselle River in W Germany. 150 miles (240 km) long.
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French name: Sarre. a river in W Europe, rising in the Vosges Mountains and flowing north to the Moselle River in Germany. Length: 246 km (153 miles)
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another name for Saarland
Example Sentences
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Along with keeping eyes on the ground, Saar passed along her compulsive will toward creation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Since the late 1960s, Saar has transformed washboards, dolls, clocks, family photographs, racist memorabilia and other salvaged materials into emotionally charged assemblages now held in the permanent collections of more than 60 museums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a small, light-filled room near the top of the Laurel Canyon home where she’s lived since 1962, Saar spends the morning filling sketchbooks with watercolors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Saar has never stopped making, mothering or teaching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
During that time, the Saar and Silesia were taken, the Ruhr was encircled by American troops, and another bridgehead was formed across the Rhine by soldiers of General Patton’s army.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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