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
