How do you use Khazar in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Khazar meaning
- A member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).
- A Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin, by reference to a discredited, racist myth of their origin in Europe.
Using Khazar
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria). | A Jew, particularly of Ashkenazi origin, by reference to a discredited, racist myth of their origin in Europe.
- In the example corpus, khazar often appears in combinations such as: the khazar, of khazar, as khazar.
Context around Khazar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Khazar
- In this selection, "khazar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fictional, received, king, momeni, elyassnia and history stand out and add context to how "khazar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include among many khazar and rus and by a khazar jew as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "khazar" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with khazar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the Khazar Kingdom. (4 words)
A few scholars have theorized that the conversion of the Khazar elite to Judaism never happened. (16 words)
Among many Khazar and Rus items, Artamonov discovered Byzantine columns used in the construction of Sarkel. (16 words)
Khazar, also known as Khazar Elyassnia, is the registered owner of an apartment in the Millennium, an upscale building located just four blocks from where Lee was found bleeding to death, and a block from the hotel where he had been saying. (42 words)
Hours before his murder, Nima had grilled Lee about his relationship with Khazar, who is married to a prominent local plastic surgeon, demanding to know whether she'd been 'doing drugs' or anything 'inappropriate' while spending time with him. (39 words)
H.N. Turteltaub 's Justinian, Marek Halter 's Book of Abraham and Wind of the Khazars, and Michael Chabon 's Gentlemen of the Road allude to or feature elements of Khazar history or create fictional Khazar characters. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Khazar, also known as Khazar Elyassnia, is the registered owner of an apartment in the Millennium, an upscale building located just four blocks from where Lee was found bleeding to death, and a block from the hotel where he had been saying.
H.N. Turteltaub 's Justinian, Marek Halter 's Book of Abraham and Wind of the Khazars, and Michael Chabon 's Gentlemen of the Road allude to or feature elements of Khazar history or create fictional Khazar characters.
A text sent from Khazar Momeni's phone to Lee after he had left with her brother is expected to figure heavily in the case as well.
Hours before his murder, Nima had grilled Lee about his relationship with Khazar, who is married to a prominent local plastic surgeon, demanding to know whether she'd been 'doing drugs' or anything 'inappropriate' while spending time with him.
Instead, he became prominent in the testimony of Khazar Momeni and Villegas, as well as in questions from attorneys.
Khazar Momeni, the sister of Nima Momeni, leaves the courtroom after testifying in the Bob Lee murder trial on Oct. 17, 2024.
Krista told ABC7 News she was at her child's volleyball finals and does plan to be in court on Monday as Khazar continues testifying.
Villegas testified that Khazar had been under the influence of drugs that day, but nothing seemed wrong to her, aside from temporarily feeling ill.
Fourteen mullahs have received Khazar SDs, locally made cars, as a gift from the state in Azerbaijan.
In the Khazar Kingdom.
Then likely so is my husband, who gave me that last name (oh, and my maiden name just happens to be German…I guess my maiden name was changed by a Khazar Jew as well.
According to Arabic sources, the lesser king was called îšâ and the greater king Khazar xâqân ; the former managed and commanded the military, while the greater king's role was primarily sacral, less concerned with daily affairs.
A few scholars have theorized that the conversion of the Khazar elite to Judaism never happened.
Among many Khazar and Rus items, Artamonov discovered Byzantine columns used in the construction of Sarkel.
A number of Russian sources give the name of a Khazar khagan from this period as Irbis and describe him as a scion of the Göktürk royal house, the Ashina.
A tradition of the Iranian Judeo-Tats claims that their ancestors were responsible for the Khazar conversion.
Byzantine and Khazar forces may have clashed in the Crimea, and by the 940s emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was speculating in De Administrando Imperio about ways in which the Khazars could be isolated and attacked.
Byzantine writers also report that Emperor Michael III (r. 842–867) once angrily called Photios " Khazar -faced", but whether this was a generic insult or a reference to his ethnicity is unclear.
Despite their success, the Arabs had not yet defeated the Khazar army, and they retreated south of the Caucasus.
During the First Arab-Khazar War in the 650s, a Muslim army under Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah was defeated outside the town (see Battle of Balanjar ).
Common combinations with khazar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the khazar 11×
- of khazar 5×
- as khazar 2×
- with khazar 2×
- khazar momeni 2×
- khazar and 2×
- khazar khagan 2×
- his khazar 2×
- khazar campaign 2×