barbarian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɑːrˈbɛərɪən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɑrˈbɛriən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bär bâr′ē ən)


barbarian
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Sense: Uncivilized
Synonyms:
primitive, uncivilized, uncivilised (UK), barbaric, barbarous, rude Collocations, rough Collocations, savage Collocations, coarse Collocations, uncultivated, wild Collocations, crude Collocations, uncouth, ill-bred, ill-mannered, vulgar, boorish, backward Collocations
Sense: Savage
Synonyms:
brutal, savage Collocations, barbarous, cruel Collocations, bloodthirsty, violent Collocations, brutish
Sense: An uncivilized person
Synonyms:
savage Collocations, brute, Hun, cannibal, Goth, yahoo, Philistine, troglodyte, boor, lout, clod, oaf, oik (slang), rough Collocations (slang), hooligan, ruffian, beast Collocations, monster Collocations, roughneck (slang), primitive
Sense: A brute
Synonyms:
brute, savage Collocations
Sense: A foreigner
Synonyms:
stranger Collocations, outsider Collocations, newcomer, alien Collocations, foreigner Collocations


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