Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Barbarian; non-Christian

Examples

17 sentences

  1. Barbary fig produces very expensive oil.

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  2. Barbary lions are now extinct in the wild.

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  3. Barbary macaques live in troops of dozens of animals.

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  4. Barbary macaques are social animals living in groups of several dozen individuals.

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  5. Barbary lions are extinct.

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Origin

From Middle English barbarye (“barbarian, non-Christian”), from Old French [Term?] and Med

From Middle English barbarye (“barbarian, non-Christian”), from Old French [Term?] and Medieval Latin [Term?].

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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