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Definition of Magar in US English:
Magar
adjective
Of or relating to a people of west-central Nepal and Sikkim state in India.
noun
1A member of the Magars.
2The Tibeto-Burman language of the Magars.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Kirkpatrick (1754–1812), army officer in the East India Company and diplomatist. From Magar Magar, self-designation.
