Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - barbarian
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Barbarian
barbarian
(barbarians) 1. In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent. The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians. N-COUNT 2. If you describe someone as a barbarian, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized. Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian... We need to fight this barbarian attitude to science. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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adjective Etymology: Latin barbarus — more at barbarous Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to a land, culture, or people alien and usually believed to be inferior to another land, culture, or people 2. lacking refinement, learning, or artistic or literary culture • ~ noun • ~ism noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 an uncultured or brutish person; a lout. 2 a member of a primitive community or tribe. --adj. 1 rough and uncultured. 2 uncivilized. Etymology: orig. of any foreigner with a different language or customs: F barbarien f. barbare (as BARBAROUS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (B.) ист. варвар Romans and Barbarians —- римляне и варвары 2. неуч, невежда, дикарь young barbarians —- лоботрясы (преим. о школьниках) 3. уст. библ. чужестранец, пришелец I am to him a barbarian, and he is a barbarian to me —- библ. я для него чужестранец, и он для меня чужестранец 4. (B.) берберец; уст. бербериец 5. (B.) ист. варварский, относящийся к варварам B. tribes —- варварские племена 6. варварский, дикий, грубый barbarian style —- варварский стиль barbarian treatment —- жестокое (грубое) обращение 7. уст. чужестранный 8. берберский; уст. берберийский ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 someone from a different tribe or land, who people believe to be wild and not civilized (1) (The barbarians conquered Rome.) 2 someone who does not behave properly, does not show proper respect for education, art etc (educational theories apparently written by barbarians) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1338, from M.L. barbarinus, from L. barbaria "foreign country," from Gk. barbaros "foreign, strange, ignorant," from PIE base *barbar- echoic of unintelligible speech of foreigners, also produced Skt. barbara- "stammering, non-Aryan." Originally used in Eng. of non-Christians, especially Muslims, hence Barbary Coast (15c.). Barbaric is first recorded 1490. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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