barbarian
Meaning of barbarian
- (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
the city was besieged by the barbarians
- relating to ancient barbarians.
barbarian invasions
Middle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus (see barbarous).
Information about barbarian
- The plural form of barbarian is: barbarians.
- Languages in which barbarian is used:
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Hyphenation of barbarian
bar-bar-ian
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- barbarian is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
barbarian synonyms
Meaning barbaric:
barbaric, savage, uncivilized, wild
Meaning savage:
Meaning peasant:
peasant, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike
Translation of barbarian
- German: wild, Barbar
- Portuguese: selvagem
- Spanish: salvaje, bárbaro, bárbara, primitivo, primitiva
- French: sauvage, primitif, barbare
- Italian: barbaro, selvaggio, primitivo
Words that rhyme with barbarian
Adessenarian, Adzharian, Ansarian, Antidicomarian, Antimarian, Apollinarian, Aquarian, Arian, Austroriparian, Avarian, Badarian, Balearian, Barbarian, Bavarian, Berengarian, Binitarian, Bulgarian, Caesarian, Calgarian, Canarian, Cantuarian, Carian, Casparian, Catilinarian, Cesarian, Darian, Delawarian, Disestablishmentarian, Establishmentarian, Euskarian, Gibraltarian, Gomarian, Hungarian, Hypsistarian, Icarian, Janissarian, Janizarian, Kaffrarian, Kalmarian, Khazarian, Kherwarian, Kolarian, Latitudinarian, Libertarian, Liparian, Madagascarian, Marian, Megarian, Mercedarian, Moarian