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Bakar

Bakar proper noun: a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.

Proper noun

Bakar

  1. A town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.

Origin of Bakar

From earlier Bukar, possibly derived from bukara (“wine jug”) due to the shape of the Bay of Bakar. Likely altered by folk etymology due to association with bakar (“copper”).

Questions about Bakar

What does Bakar mean?
Bakar means a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.
What part of speech is Bakar?
Bakar is a proper noun.

Words near Bakar in the dictionary

  1. Bakalian
  2. Bakalians
  3. Bakalyan
  4. Bakalyans
  5. bakanae
  6. Bakar
  7. bakarkhani
  8. bakarkhanis
  9. bakas
  10. Bakases
  11. Bakatan

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