Barbarian - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɑːrˈberɪən|  American pronunciation of the word barbarian
Brit.  |bɑːˈbeərɪən|  British pronunciation of the word barbarian

noun

- a member of an uncivilized people (syn: savage)
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement (syn: boor, churl, goth, peasant, tike, tyke)

adjective

- without civilizing influences (syn: barbaric, savage, uncivilized, wild)
barbarian invaders

Extra examples

...people who were regarded as barbarian by the ancient Romans...

The Roman Empire came under severe pressure from the barbarians across the Rhine.

The youths were described as uncivilised barbarians who savagely attacked innocent victims.

...in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman...

Rome went down before the barbarian invaders

Word forms

noun
singular: barbarian
plural: barbarians
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