Aras

[ah-rahs for 1; ar-uhs for 2]

noun

Ancient, Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. about 660 miles (1065 km) long.

Classical Mythology. the first king of Phliasia.

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noun, genitive A·rae

[ey-ree, air-ee] . Astronomy.

the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.

Origin:
< Latin āra altar

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Aras (æˈræs)

—n
	Ancient name: Araxes, Russian name: Araks a river rising in mountains in E Turkey and flowing east to the Caspian Sea: forms part of the E border of Turkey and the N border of Iran. Length: about 1100 km (660 miles)

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