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  Var

  noun

  a department in SE France. 2,326 sq. mi. (6,025 sq. km). Draguignan.
• VAR
  VAR

  noun

  video assistant referee: a system by which a group of officials in a control booth use multiple angles of video footage to review decisions made by officials on the field in real time.
• var.
  var.

  abbreviation

  variable.
• var
  var

  noun

  a unit of reactive power of an alternating current, equal to the product of the current measured in amperes and the voltage measured in volts

Var

¹ American  

[var] / var /

noun

1. a department in SE France. 2,326 sq. mi. (6,025 sq. km). Draguignan.

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VAR ² American  

noun

Soccer.

1. video assistant referee: a system by which a group of officials in a control booth use multiple angles of video footage to review decisions made by officials on the field in real time.

   The guiding principle of VAR in this league is that it should interfere as little as possible.

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var. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. variable.

2. variant.

3. variation.

4. variety.

5. variometer.

6. various.

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var. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. variable

2. variant

3. variation

4. variety

5. various

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Var ² British  

/ var /

noun

1. a department of SE France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Toulon. Pop: 946 305 (2003 est). Area: 6023 sq km (2349 sq miles)

2. a river in SE France, flowing southeast and south to the Mediterranean near Nice. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)

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VAR ³ British  

abbreviation

1. visual aural range

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var ⁴ British  

/ vɑː /

noun

1. a unit of reactive power of an alternating current, equal to the product of the current measured in amperes and the voltage measured in volts

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Etymology

Origin of VAR

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

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Conditions remained "very unfavourable" on major fronts, including the southwestern regions of Gironde and Landes, and in the Mediterranean Var region.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Farther away, in the Var region in southeastern France, nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated "as a precautionary measure," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

In the Var region in south-east France, evacuated residents were told they could go home to assess potential damage to properties on Thursday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The bank reiterates its neutral rating on Var Energi and a target price of 43 Norwegian kroner for the time being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

We arrived at the Pont de Var about one, and crossed the river, but here we were met by a guard of Sardinian soldiers, and our passports were demanded.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis

German football club fan groups are planning to launch widespread protests over VAR technology during the first round of German Cup matches this weekend.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Due to technical and other issues, VAR is not used in the first round of German Cup matches.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Yet of the 20 missed VAR interventions last season, a quarter were penalties not awarded when a player had been wrestled to the ground off the ball.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The KMI Panel also considers situations which are not reviewable by VAR, such as second yellow cards missed.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Various forms of Poeticus var. recurvus, an heirloom that dates to 1796, are some of the latest daffodils to bloom.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

While most of small Solomon’s seal is doing just fine in the wild, one of its varieties, Polygonatum biflorum var. melleum, is presumed extinct.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2020

A variegated example, the striped and stately Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’ boasts arching, cream-and-green foliage that reaches upward of 7 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2018

They belong to Ae. tauschii ssp. tauschii var. meyeri.

From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017

The var. tomentella, Brew. and Wats., is densely white-tomentose, especially on the under surfaces of the leaves.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

The cuts include some $8.8 billion in education funds, $13.8 billion in var ious welfare programs, $7.7 billion in energy projects and $1.8 billion in transportation supports.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its essential part is a coil of heavy wire that can take var ious shapes, including a cylinder, a doughnut or a flat disk.

From Time Magazine Archive

No one relishes the risks involved in the var ious options available to the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our setup was actually designed to act in time of general var like a chicken with its head cut off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pyramidalis purpurea is very beautiful. ,,     sylvatica variegata, white. ,,     sylvatica tricolor, various shades of red and purple; beautifully coloured, but not vigorous. ,,     sylvatica var.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook