Definitions

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  • noun a member of a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe who occupied a large part of southeastern Russia (Khazaria)
  • adjective of or relating to Khazars
  • proper noun the Turkic language of the Khazar people

Etymologies

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The origin is unknown. Attested as Arabic خزر‎ (khazar), Byzantine Greek Χάζαροι (Khazaroi), Hebrew כוזרים (Kuzarim), Latin Gazari and Cosri, Old Armenian խազիր (xazir), Old East Slavic козаринъ (kozarinŭ), Persian خزر (xazar), Russian хазар (xazár), Tatar хәзәр (xäzär), Turkish Hazar, etc.

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Examples

  • In the tenth century CE, there was a kingdom called the Khazar kingdom, near the Caspian Sea, which was called the Khazar Sea back then.

    Backseat Blogger v2.0 2010

  • At concert Ismailov Tugay, Irzayev Royal, Allahverdiyev Amraddin, tool ensemble "Khazar" and dancing collective "Sabina" will perform.

    Today.Az 2010

  • I am not extremely well-read on the topic but my general impression has been that anyone who invokes the "Khazar" theory was an anti-Semite.

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

  • I am not extremely well-read on the topic but my general impression has been that anyone who invokes the "Khazar" theory was an anti-Semite.

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

  • He is of course the man who, in nothing more than an exuberant phase typical of nice young men the world over, endorsed Holocaust denial and antisemitic "Khazar" tales in a lecture in the UK.

    Harry's Place 2009

  • I am not extremely well-read on the topic but my general impression has been that anyone who invokes the "Khazar" theory was an anti-Semite.

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

  • Hail great Khazar, heavenly lord, shall I burn a clovem hoofed bovine for you to eat for my sins?

    Think Progress » Virginians Buck Far-Right Policies Of McDonnell And Cuccinelli 2010

  • They are the Khazar people from the Caucases region of Georgia and Ukraine that converted some 1300 years back.

    It’s Hard to Be an Anti-Zionist Jew « Antiwar.com Blog 2009

  • I would bet that when the Khazar rulers and the people of the kingdom decided to convert to Judaism, they didn't each individually have to undergo a conversion process.

    Angela Himsel: Of'feh-nsive 2010

  • I would bet that when the Khazar rulers and the people of the kingdom decided to convert to Judaism, they didn't each individually have to undergo a conversion process.

    Angela Himsel: Of'feh-nsive 2010

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