Etymology

Hvar

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Today it means: An island of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr ← Ancient Greek Φάρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦάρος
  2. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromHvȃr
  3. English todayHvar

From Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr/Хва̑р, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). Doublet of Pharos.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΦάρος all →

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