kars

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proper noun

A province in northeastern Turkey.

OriginTurkish Kars ← Ottoman Turkish قارص ← Armenian Կարս →
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Meanings

kars1

noun
  1. pluralplural of kar

Kars2

proper noun
  1. A province in northeastern Turkey.
  2. A district of Kars Province, Turkey.
  3. A municipality, the capital of Kars district and Kars Province, Turkey, historically Armenian.
  4. A civil parish and community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A village in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

KARs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of KAR

Origin

  1. ArmenianԿարս
  2. Ottoman Turkishقارص
  3. TurkishKars
  4. EnglishKars

From Turkish Kars, Ottoman Turkish قارص (Kars), and Armenian Կարս (Kars). As a New Brunswick parish, named for the 1855 Siege of Kars in the Crimean War.

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Translations

Arabic كَارْس
  • كَارْس (kārs)city
Chinese Mandarin 卡爾斯 /卡尔斯
  • 卡爾斯 /卡尔斯 (Kǎ'ěrsī)city
Greek Καρς
  • Καρςcity
Persian قارص
  • قارص (qârs)city
Russian Карс
  • Карсcity
Turkish Kars
  • Karscity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sarkksarskar
Cite this entry
APA

kars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kars

MLA

“kars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kars. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kars,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kars.

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