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Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
SAR
- (international standards) ISO 4217 currency code for the Saudi riyal.
Etymology 2
Acronym of Stramenopiles + Alveolata + Rhizaria
Proper noun
SAR
- A taxonomic clade within the superkingdom Eukaryota.
Usage notes
- A leading taxonomic system would place all components of SAR in subkingdom Harosa in kingdom Chromista. This it might be a synonym of Harosa. Taxonomy of chromists in unsettled.
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English
Noun
SAR (countable and uncountable, plural SARs)
- Acronym of search and rescue.
- (aerospace) Acronym of synthetic-aperture radar.
- Initialism of Saudi Arabian riyal.
- (politics, China, North Korea) Acronym of special administrative region.
- (finance) Acronym of suspicious activity report.
- Acronym of special administration regime.
- (biology) Initialism of systemic acquired resistance.
- Acronym of subject access request.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of structure-activity relationship.
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Afrikaans
Proper noun
SAR
- Initialism of Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek.
Spanish
Etymology
Initialism of Su Alteza Real (“His/Her Royal Highness”).
Noun
SAR
- HRH