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bar·bar·i·an

(bär-bâr

n) KEY

NOUN:

A member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization.
A fierce, brutal, or cruel person.
An insensitive, uncultured person; a boor. See Synonyms at boor.

ETYMOLOGY:
French barbarien, from barbare, barbarous, from Latin barbarus ; see barbarous

OTHER FORMS:
bar·bari·an(Adjective), bar·bari·an·ism(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for barbarian

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