- afar
adv. from afar
* * *[ə'fɑː]from afar
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Afar — oder auch (arabisch) Danakil bezeichnet Afar (Volk), ein Hirtennomadenvolk in Nordost Afrika Afar (Sprache), die Sprache dieses Volkes Afar (Region), eine Verwaltungsregion in Äthiopien Afar Dreieck, eine Tiefebene in Äthiopien, Eritrea und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Afar — may refer to: *Afar people, who principally reside in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia *Afar Insurgency, an Ethiopian civil war of 1991 *Afar Region in Ethiopia *Afar language, one of the East Cushitic languages *Afar Explorer, a US based company… … Wikipedia
AFAR — Installés au nord de la ligne de chemin de fer Djibouti Addis Abeba, les Danakil ou Afar constituent à peu près 35 p. 100 de la population de la république de Djibouti. Mais la majorité d’entre eux sont installés en Éthiopie et en Érythrée. Ils… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Afar — A*far , adv. [Pref. a (for on or of) + far.] At, to, or from a great distance; far away; often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. [1913 Webster] The steep where Fame s proud temple shines… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afar — *afar germ., Adverb, Präposition: nhd. hinter, nach; ne. behind; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., as., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *abar; Etymologie: idg … Germanisches Wörterbuch
afar — [ə fär′] adv. [ME a ferr < a, on + feor, far] Archaic at or to a distance at or to a distance from afar from a distance … English World dictionary
Afar — Afar, afrik. Volk. s.v.w. Danakil … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Afar — Afar, Eigenbezeichnung für Volk und Sprache der Danakil. … Universal-Lexikon
afar — (adv.) contraction of Middle English of feor (late 12c.), on ferr (c.1300), from O.E. feor far (see FAR (Cf. far)); the a representing both of and on compounds (which meant the same thing). Spelled afer in 14c … Etymology dictionary
afar — [adv] a great distance away distant, far away, far off, remote; concept 778 Ant. close, near … New thesaurus
afar — ► ADVERB chiefly literary ▪ at or to a distance … English terms dictionary
