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Saar Basin

Variant of Saar

Saar definition

Saar (sär, zär)

river flowing from the Vosges Mountains, NE France, north into the Moselle River, SW Germany: c. 150 mi (241 km)
rich coal-mining region in the valley of this river: administered by France (1919-35) & Germany (1935-47) until set up as an autonomous government having a customs union with France (1947-57)
also Saar Basin

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