alvar

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noun

A limestone pavement.

OriginSwedish alvar →
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Meanings

nounalvar (plural alvars)

plural alvars

  1. geographyA limestone pavement.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limestone pavement

Origin

  1. Swedishalvar“alvar”
  2. Englishalvar

From Swedish alvar (“alvar”), from alv (“subsoil”). Possibly related to Old High German Alp (“alpine pasture; alp”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

larvaRavalarval
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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