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barbarian

noun/bɑːˈbɛəriən/ (bar-BAIR-ee-uhn)Level B2
barbarian meaning picture: Illustration-style scene of ancient warriors in furs outside the gates of a walled Roman city
Picture meaning of “barbarian” — a person seen as uncivilised, violent or without culture

a person seen as uncivilised, violent or without culture

A barbarian originally meant a foreigner outside Greek or Roman culture; today it describes someone seen as crude, violent or uncultured.

barbarian meaning in Hindi

वह व्यक्ति जिसे असभ्य, हिंसक या संस्कृतिहीन माना जाए

Barbarian शब्द मूल रूप से यूनानी या रोमन संस्कृति से बाहर के विदेशी के लिए था; आज यह किसी असभ्य, हिंसक या असंस्कृत माने जाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए इस्तेमाल होता है।

Examples

  1. The children called their noisy cousin a barbarian for eating with his hands at the formal dinner.बच्चों ने अपने शोर मचाने वाले चचेरे भाई को औपचारिक डिनर में हाथ से खाने पर 'बर्बर' कह दिया।
  2. Historians debate whether ancient invaders were truly barbarians or simply had a different culture.इतिहासकार बहस करते हैं कि क्या प्राचीन आक्रमणकारी सच में बर्बर थे या बस उनकी संस्कृति अलग थी।

Synonyms & antonyms

savagebrutecivilised person

Memory trick

BARBARIAN: to the Greeks, anyone who sounded like 'bar-bar' (gibberish) was one.

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The word barbarian originally came from the Ancient Greek word 'barbaros', which was used to describe people who did not speak Greek and made sounds that sounded like 'bar-bar'.

Word origin

From Greek barbaros, imitating the sound of foreign speech ('bar-bar'), used for anyone who did not speak Greek.

Other meanings

noun An uncivilised, rough person.

noun rough, cruel, uncivilised behaviour or ways of thinking

barbarian meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीवह व्यक्ति जिसे असभ्य, हिंसक या संस्कृतिहीन माना जाए
Arabic · العربيةشخص يُنظر إليه بأنه غير متحضر أو عنيف أو بلا ثقافة
French · Françaisune personne perçue comme non civilisée, violente ou sans culture
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaorang yang dianggap tidak beradab, kasar, atau tanpa budaya
Chinese · 中文被视为野蛮、暴力或没有教养的人

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