the (River) Saar

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• Saar — has several meanings: Places *Saar, Bahrain, a town in Bahrain *Saar Region and Saar Area mdash; in context, any of the below: *Saar River, or Saar River valley mdash; an important navigable river running through the borderlands of France and… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …   Universalium

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• Saar — /sa/ (say sah), /za/ (say zah) noun 1. a river flowing from the Vosges mountains in north eastern France north to the river Moselle in western Germany. About 240 km. 2. the Saar → Saarland. French, Sarre …  

• Saar — [sär, zär] 1. river flowing from the Vosges Mountains, NE France, north into the Moselle River, SW Germany: c. 150 mi (241 km) 2. rich coal mining region in the valley of this river: administered by France (1919 35) & Germany (1935 47) until set… …   English World dictionary

• Saar Offensive — The Saar Offensive was a French operation into the Saarland on the German 1.Armee defence sector in the early stages of World War II. The purpose of the attack was to assist Poland, which was then under attack. However, the assault was stopped… …   Wikipedia

• Saar River — Infobox River | river name = Saar caption = Saar loop at Mettlach. origin = Vosges mountains mouth = Moselle coord|49|42|5|N|6|34|11|E|name=Moselle Saar|display=inline,title basin countries = France, Germany length = 246 km elevation = ±800 m… …   Wikipedia

• Saar (protectorate) — Infobox Former Country native name = Saarland conventional long name = Saar Region or Saar Area common name = Saar continent = Europe region = Germany country = Germany status=Protectorate empire=France status text= era = Cold War year start =… …   Wikipedia

• Saar (League of Nations) — Infobox Former Country native name = Saarbeckengebiet (de) Le Territoire du Bassin de la Sarre (fr) conventional long name = The Territory of the Saar Basin common name = Saar continent = Europe region = Germany country = Germany status = Special …   Wikipedia

• History of the European Communities (1945-1957) — The history of the European Communities between 1945 and 1957 saw the first moves towards European unity as the first bodies began to be established in the aftermath of the Second World War. In 1951 the first community, the European Coal and… …   Wikipedia

• Saar —    Also known as Saarland or Saar Territory, a region comprising approximately 991 square miles and located in southwestern Germany. It is bordered by France in the south and west and by Luxembourg in the northwest. Control of the Saar was a… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914