afar
[ uh-fahr ]
/ əˈfɑr /
adverb
from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by off): He saw the castle afar off.
Idioms for afar
from afar,
from a long way off: The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.
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Definition for afar (2 of 2)
Afar
[ ah-fahr ]
/ ˈɑ fɑr /
noun, plural A·fars, A·fa·ra [uh-fahr-uh] /əˈfɑr ə/, (especially collectively) A·far for 1.
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.
Also called
Danakil.
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British Dictionary definitions for afar
afar
/ (əˈfɑː) /
adverb
at, from, or to a great distance
noun
a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar)
Word Origin for afar
C14:
a fer, altered from earlier
on fer and
of fer; see
a- ²,
far