barbarian
Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferiorRelating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
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Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
barbarisch
ва́рварскийvárvarskij, ди́кийdíkij
ва́рварськийvárvarsʹkyj, ди́кийdýkyj, дику́нськийdykúnsʹkyj
- without civilizing influences
Examples
30 sentencesI'm not a barbarian.
Я не варвар. — deniko
ruЯ не варвар. — marafon
Tom is a barbarian.
ruТом варвар. — odexed
We're not barbarians.
ruМы не варвары. — sharptoothed
My level 9 barbarian has been killed.
Мого варвара дев'ятого рівня вбили. — deniko
ruМоего варвара девятого уровня убили. — marafon
They are much more savage than those they call barbarians.
Вони більш дикі за тих, кого вони звуть варварами. — oromashka
ruОни гораздо более жестокие, чем те, кого они называют варварами. — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foFrom Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).
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Synonyms
26 synonyms- without civilizing influences:barbaricsavageuncivilizeduncivilisedwild
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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