Avar /ˈævɑɹ/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people. •Of or pertaining to the Eurasian Avar language or people. noun2 •A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group. •(historical) A member of a group of equestrian nomads who established an empire spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century; also called Eurasian Avars or Pannonian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus. formsAvars