saar

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/ n. pr. Sar nehri -gebiet n Sar havzasi -länder(in /) m; -ländisch Sarh
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Saar (Fluss)
Saar (river)
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Seasonally adjusted annual rate
A river in Europe
A river, about 241 km (150 mi) long, rising in northeast France and flowing north and north-northwest to the Moselle River in western Germany. The river's valley, also known as the Saar Basin, is a highly industrialized region
{i} Saarland, state in southwest Germany which is one of the 16 federal states; Sarre, river in western Europe; family name

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Saar River
French Sarre River, France and Germany. A tributary of the Moselle River, it flows 153 mi (246 km) across northeastern France into Germany and enters the Moselle above Trier. The northern part of the valley is a wine-growing district. The middle stretch between Saarbrücken and Dillingen is a centre of heavy industry
Betye Saar
orig. Betye Irene Brown born July 30, 1926, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. U.S. artist and educator. She studied design, education, and printmaking. By 1968 she developed an interest in three-dimensional objects and began working in assemblage. Her works incorporate found objects of all sorts from those suggesting ritual folk art to traditional Christianity. Many also challenge racist myths and stereotypes. Saar's The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972), for example, is a "mammy" doll placed in front of the eponymous pancake syrup labels; the doll carries a broom in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Saar's works expanded in size and scope from the late 1970s. Her room-size installations often featured mystical themes and sometimes included shrines