Saar

American  

[zahr, sahr] / zɑr, sɑr /

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.

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Saar British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

At 99, Betye Saar is an icon in the Los Angeles art world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Some of the most striking photographs from the exhibition are black-and-white images of Saar in North African garb by Carol A. Beers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“I went down to see and I said, ‘I would like to have a job, maybe in your costume department,’” remembers Saar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Saar hand-painted each figure, uncanny expressions hinting at some kind of inner world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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