Aras

[ ah-rahs ar-uhs ]

noun

1. Also A·raks []. Ancient A·rax·es [uh, -, rak, -seez]. a river in southwestern Asia, flowing from eastern Turkey along part of the boundary between northwestern Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1,065 km) long.
2. Classical Mythology. the first king of Phliasia.

Aras

/ æˈræs /

noun

1. a river rising in mountains in E Turkey and flowing east to the Caspian Sea: forms part of the E border of Turkey and the N border of Iran. Length: about 1100 km (660 miles) Ancient nameAraxes Russian nameAraks

Example Sentences

Aras was rescued from the water and taken to hospital, but died on Tuesday, Northumbria Police said.

From BBC

The dam is the third one that the two nations built on the Aras River.

From Seattle Times

Tsutomu Ishikawa, who oversees a resin company called Aras that makes fashionable plates and cups, said no lives were lost around him, but the atelier was seriously damaged.

From Seattle Times

The former British Council employee, Aras Amiri, spent two and a half years imprisoned with two of them.

From BBC

“You need something to do to stay active,” said her father, Yatin Aras, a technology consultant and onetime college cricket captain.

From Seattle Times