thar

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proper noun

A desert in India and Pakistan

OriginHindi थर ← Sanskrit स्थल →
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Meanings

thar1

adverbthar (not comparable)
  1. nonstandardnot comparableNonstandard form of there.

    Ar’n’t we thar yet?

    1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw
    1 more example

    Thar's gold in them thar hills.

    c. 1849, spoken or inspired by Dr. M.F. Stephenson, assayor at the Mint at Lumpkin Court House, Dahlonega, Georgia
nounthar (plural thars)

plural thars

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tahr.

Thar2

proper noun
  1. A desert in India and Pakistan

Origin

  1. Sanskritस्थल“land”
  2. Hindiथर
  3. EnglishThar

Borrowed from Hindi थर (thar), from थल (thal, “desert”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala, “land”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

thar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thar

MLA

“thar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thar.

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