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Afar
(Afar)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɑːfɑː/
noun
(
plural or
Afars
)
1
a member of a people living in Djibouti and NE Ethiopia.
Also called
Danakil
.
2
[
mass noun
]
the Cushitic language of the Afar, with about 700,000 speakers.
adjective
relating to the Afar or their language.
Origin:
from Afar
qafar
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