thar

British  

/ θɑː /

noun

1. Also called: Himalayan serow.  a rare goatlike antelope ( Capricornis thar ) of mountainous regions of S Asia

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Etymology

Origin of thar

from Nepali thār

Example Sentences

First, particularly pertinent to current concerns, is thar “creative destruction operates more rapidly,” shortening the time a company may remain large and competitive enough to stay in the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch

That was also before the people who ran the conference saw gold in “them ‘thar hills” — meaning Chicago, where there are no hills but there is the Big Ten central office.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have the Thar Desert in India," Ajit Singh Batra tells me, on a video call to his office in Atul, the town built by, and named after, the company.

From BBC

The dates will be planted in the arid Thar Desert of northern India to help reclaim the land and create employment.

From BBC

On a warm May evening in 2022, Sidhu Moose Wala was taking his black Mahindra Thar SUV for its usual spin through dusty lanes near his village in the northern Indian state of Punjab when, within minutes, two cars began tailing him.

From BBC