A religious set of beliefs and practices in parts of northern Africa and the Middle East, involving the possession of an individual (usually female) by a type of spirit.
"During her pilgrimage to Mecca, Fatima learned that zar rituals were still practiced in some villages as a way to expel spirits believed to possess women."
A surname.
"The historical documentary focused on how the British Empire eventually annexed the independent nation of the ZAR."
South African Republic