Etymology

paar

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Today it means: A hypothesized shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area. Full definition →

Middle Low German pār ← Latin parochia
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  1. Latin · derived fromparochia“parish”
  2. Middle Low German · derived frompār“house of a priest”
  3. English todayPaar

* As a German surname, from Middle Low German pār (“house of a priest”), from Latin parochia (“parish”). * Also as a German surname, from the noun Paar (“pair, married couple”). This is also found in several Slavic countries, compare Par. * As a Hungarian surname Paár, variant of Pár, see Par.

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