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Pronunciation / Transliteration: barbar
"इतिहास में कई हमलावरों को बरबर कहा गया है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (such as ancient Greece, Rome, or Christian Europe).
"The Roman legions defended the northern borders of the empire against invading tribes of barbarians." - 2
An uncivilized, brutal, or uncultured person.
"He apologized for his crude table manners, joking that he sometimes acted like an absolute barbarian."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word barbaros, an onomatopoeic term imitating the incomprehensible speech of foreigners ('bar-bar'). Passed through Latin barbarus into Old French before entering Middle English in the 14th century, initially denoting anyone who was not Greek or Roman, and later evolving to mean a person regarded as primitive, uncivilized, or brutally crude.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barbarian" is said worldwide
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barbare
Transliteration: barbar
"Les Romains considéraient les tribus germaniques comme des barbares."
Barbar
Transliteration: barbar
"In vielen historischen Romanen werden die Krieger als wilde Barbaren dargestellt."
barbaro
Transliteration: barbaro
"L'impero romano subì molte incursioni da parte dei popoli barbari."
bárbaro
Transliteration: barbaro
"La invasión de los bárbaros marcó el fin de la edad antigua en Europa."
bárbaro
Transliteration: barbaro
"Ele foi considerado um bárbaro por destruir a antiga biblioteca."
बरबर
Transliteration: barbar
"इतिहास में कई हमलावरों को बरबर कहा गया है।"
野蛮人
Transliteration: yěmánrén
"古代帝国常常称域外民族为野蛮人。"
야만인
Transliteration: yamanin
"그들은 외부인들을 야만인이라 부르며 무시했다."
野蛮人
Transliteration: yabanjin
"古代ローマ人は隣接する異民族を野蛮人と呼んだ。"
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