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bar·bar·i·an
 barbarian
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- pronunciation:
- bar
ber
i
 n
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person in a culture that is believed by others to be savage, primitive, or not civilized.
The Romans fought the barbarians to the north.- synonyms:
- primitive, savage
- similar words:
- alien, cave man, foreigner, outsider, stranger
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| definition 2: |
a rough, crude person.
He shovels food into his mouth like a barbarian.- similar words:
- brute, clod
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| related words: |
monster, primitive |
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| derivation: |
barbarianism (n.) |
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