Saar

[ zahr, sahr ]

noun

1. Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
2. French Sarre. a river in W Europe, flowing N from the Vosges Mountains in NE France to the Moselle River in W Germany. 150 miles (240 km) long.
3. Saarland.

Saar

/ zaːr; sɑː /

noun

1. a river in W Europe, rising in the Vosges Mountains and flowing north to the Moselle River in Germany. Length: 246 km (153 miles) French nameSarre
2. the Saar
   another name for Saarland

Example Sentences

Accompanied by Education Minister Saar and Police Chief Aharonovitz, he met with the leadership of the LGBT community.

From The Daily Beast

But critics—Saada Saar among them—say that flying the flag of free speech is nothing more than a hollow, if savvy, defense tactic.

From The Daily Beast

It is, as Saada Saar said, “the only incidence of child abuse where we put the child behind bars.”

From The Daily Beast

According to Saada Saar, the first step towards a solution is in re-framing the issue.

From The Daily Beast

Saada Saar is founder of Crossing the River, a written and spoken word workshop for mothers in recovery from substance abuse.

From The Daily Beast

Mainz capitulated on July 23, and the army of the Moselle retreated behind the Saar.

From Project Gutenberg

Next morning we struck across to the Saar River and followed it down to its junction with the Moselle.

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Two streams here increase the volume of her waters—a smaller one on the left, and the Saar on the right.

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Zar´brūk-en, on left bank of Saar, 38 miles east of Metz, in a coal-mining district.

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But his swoard, saar—de swoard ob ole Bunker Hill, saar—is known to ebbery chile in de lan'.

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