Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Turkey near the Armenian border. Capital of an Armenian principality in the 9th and 10th centuries, it was destroyed by Tamerlane c. 1386, rebuilt by Ottoman Turks in the 16th century, and ceded to Russia in 1878. It was returned to Turkey in 1921.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete variants of cress.
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- proper noun A historically
Armenian city in eastern Turkey.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But he does not care about the coup in Kars or which side is right or who has power.
Snow « So Many Books 2005
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Ka is trapped in Kars for several days due to a snow storm that closes all the roads.
Snow « So Many Books 2005
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These forces take advantage of the snowstorm to mount a coup in Kars and impose their own arbitrary will, though it is never explained why they do this or how they can hope to get away with it.
Mind the Gap 2004
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As for the past tense in which Kars is also frozen, I have to rely on a certain amount of guesswork.
Mind the Gap 2004
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These forces take advantage of the snowstorm to mount a coup in Kars and impose their own arbitrary will, though it is never explained why they do this or how they can hope to get away with it.
Mind the Gap 2004
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As for the past tense in which Kars is also frozen, I have to rely on a certain amount of guesswork.
Mind the Gap 2004
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It also happens that Ipek, the woman Ka has loved since his youth, is now divorced and living in Kars.
Snow « So Many Books 2005
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My mom and I took my cousin Kari, as the local bridesmaid, shopping for dresses, and everything Kars tried on, Mom said, "I don't know, it's nice, but I wish it had ... something interesting about the back."
mrissa: And I didn't even get to the--oh, wait, those are for surprises. mrissa 2010
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The most recent government action against the Nimatullahi-Gonabadi followers began in Kars province on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Stephen Schwartz: Iranian Sufis Under New Attack Stephen Schwartz 2011
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The most recent government action against the Nimatullahi-Gonabadi followers began in Kars province on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Stephen Schwartz: Iranian Sufis Under New Attack Stephen Schwartz 2011
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