Var

[ var ]

noun

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

Other definitions for VAR (2 of 3)

VAR

nounSoccer.

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.

Origin of VAR

First recorded in 2010–15

Other definitions for var. (3 of 3)

var.

abbreviation

variable.
variant.

variation.
variety.
variometer.
various.

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How to use Var in a sentence

But I have nothing solid—no lands, no estates except my chateau in Var.
Dross | Henry Seton Merriman
Ve vill der togs uf Var loose und ride to driumph in der shariot uf fire.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York | Lemuel Ely Quigg
But "Carron, il est trs fin," said my informant; "you know,—'e is Var' smart."
In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
Der Teufel, my goot Madchen—but you are von Var pretty—vat you call it?
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
In more than one periodical the botanical name of this plant has been given as Mentha arvensis, Var.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for var (1 of 4)

var

/ (vɑː) /

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

Origin of var

from v (olt-) a (mperes) r (eactive)

British Dictionary definitions for Var (2 of 4)

Var

/ (French var) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for VAR (3 of 4)

VAR

abbreviation for

visual aural range

British Dictionary definitions for var. (4 of 4)

var.

abbreviation for

variable
variant

variation
variety
various

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