"paar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paar (plural paars)
  1. (geology) A hypothesized shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area. Categories (topical): Geology
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