- from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by off): He saw the castle afar off.
- from a long way off: The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.
- a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.
- at, from, or to a great distance
- a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar)
