Aras

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æˈræs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ä räs′ for 1; ar′əs for 2)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
A•ras  (ä räs′ for 1; ar′əs for 2),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesAncient, 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. ab. 660 mi. (1065 km) long.
  2. Mythology[Class. Myth.]the first king of Phliasia.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Aras /æˈræs/ n
  1. 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)Ancient name: Araxes Russian name: Araks
'Aras' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Araks - Araxes - Azerbaijan - amicus usque ad aras - multipara - primipara

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