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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river, about 245 km (150 mi) long, rising in northeast France and flowing north and north-northwest to the Moselle River in western Germany. The river's valley, also known as the Saar Basin, is a highly industrialized region.

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  • proper noun A river in Europe.

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Examples

  • The Van Volxem riesling fro the Saar was a big hit.

    BREAKING: Korean feast not impossible with wine! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010

  • The five revoked contracts all relate to replacement parts for an Israeli Navy gunboat known as the Saar 4.5 Class Corvette, according to a senior Israeli official.

    Britain Says Israel Misused U.K. Arms 2009

  • Hitler has said, and repeated in a broadcast yesterday, that the Saar was the last territorial bone of contention with France.

    Cake Eater Chronicles 2008

  • It is called "Saar" by the Lepchas and Cis-himalayan Tibetans, and "Boarga-sella" by the

    Himalayan Journals — Complete 1864

  • "Saar," said the Chevalier, "Monsieur le Capitaine, I vas not at the siege of the petit Leyth, and I know not what you say about the cockloft; but I will say for Monseigneur de Strozzi, that he understood the grande guerre, and was grand capitaine -- plus grand -- that is more great, it may be, than some of the capitaines of

    The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801

  • The next room brings together artifacts by assemblage artists, a number of them associated with the Semina circle inspired by the late Wallace Berman -- including Bruce Conners, George Herms, Ed Bereal, Melvin Edwards, Kienholz and Betye Saar.

    Peter Clothier: One Saturday: Art/L.A. Peter Clothier 2011

  • Alison Saar and Mickalene Thomas' images surprisingly apply pressure to the role of women in Bearden's work -- women do appear often and are sometimes curiously naked in situations where clothing would be the norm in the living room, for example.

    Bobby Elliott: The Bearden Project: A Family Affair Bobby Elliott 2011

  • Whether or not Bearden had some of the prototypical-male-artist in him is a question that is answered here as much as it can be, with Saar and Thomas adding some fuel to the fire but hesitating to add too much after all, both artists have produced female nudes of their own for the show.

    Bobby Elliott: The Bearden Project: A Family Affair Bobby Elliott 2011

  • He was particularly keen on the Rieslings from Zilliken, a producer from the Saar Valley.

    Drink, Memory: How to Remember That Wine Lettie Teague 2011

  • The next room brings together artifacts by assemblage artists, a number of them associated with the Semina circle inspired by the late Wallace Berman -- including Bruce Conners, George Herms, Ed Bereal, Melvin Edwards, Kienholz and Betye Saar.

    Peter Clothier: One Saturday: Art/L.A. Peter Clothier 2011

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