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Afar has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.

"The distant tribes are our ancient afar, sharing a common tongue across the vast plains."

Adverb
1

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

"we traveled afar"

"we could see the ship afar off"

"the Magi came from afar"

2

At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

"The lighthouse stood alone on the cliff, visible only as a tiny glimmer from so afar that we could barely make out its shape."

Proper Noun
1

A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

"The linguist traveled to Addis Ababa to study afar, a Cushitic language spoken across Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti."

Example Sentences
"we traveled afar" adverb
"we could see the ship afar off" adverb
"the Magi came from afar" adverb
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