Saar

[zahr, sahr]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Saarland.

Saar

/ zaːr, sɑː /

noun

1. 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)

2. another name for Saarland

Example Sentences

"SAAR" means seasonally adjusted annual rate.

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar dismissed the Commission's proposals as "morally and politically distorted", warning on X that actions against Israel would damage Europe's own interests and vowing that any steps taken against his country would be answered "in kind."

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Israel's combative foreign minister, Gideon Saar, accused Spain of advancing antisemitic policies and suggested that Spain would suffer more than Israel from the arms trade ban.

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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded by accusing Sanchez's administration of being antisemitic and of using "wild and hateful rhetoric".

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