Kajar

noun

Ka·​jar

kəˈjär,

ˈkäˌj-

plural Kajar or Kajars

1

: a people of northern Iran holding political supremacy through the dynasty ruling Persia from 1794 to 1925

2

: a member of the Kajar people

Word History

Etymology

Persian Qājār, of Turkish origin

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