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Noun
/bärˈbe(ə)rēən/,
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barbarians, plural;
  1. (in ancient times) A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian)

  2. An uncultured or brutish person

  1. (barbarian) savage: a member of an uncivilized people
  2. (barbarian) without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
  3. (barbarian) peasant: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
  4. The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain. The Barbarians play in traditional black and white hoops, though players retain the socks from their "home" club strip.
  5. Barbarians is a mini-series on The History Channel which tells the story of the most barbaric tribes of the early and late Middle Ages. Two series have currently been produced, each consisting of four episodes. This program tells about what the groups did, who they conquered, and how they fell.
  6. The Pagans (original title: Il Sacco di Roma, USA re-issue title: The Barbarians) is a 1953 Italian film directed by Ferruccio Cerio. Based on the 1527 historical event, this film tells the story of the taking of Rome by the Spanish armies of Charles V.
  7. The Barbarians were an American garage band of the 1960s with a few nationally charted hits. They had their biggest hit with the novelty single "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?".
  8. The Barbarians is a 1987 American-Italian sword and sorcery film, starring the Barbarian Brothers Peter and David Paul.
  9. A barbarian is an uncivilized person. The word is often used pejoratively, either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage. ...
  10. (Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)) The barbarian is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
  11. (Barbarian (pygnosis)) Barbarian is a 1987 computer platform game by Psygnosis. It was first developed for the Atari ST, but eventually ported to other popular platforms of the home computer era. ...
  12. (Barbarian (Titus)) Barbarian is a video game of the fighting genre. The Gamecube version was originally planned for a US release in 2003, but was instead released in Japan (under the name Warrior Blade), and in Europe in 2004 . ...
  13. (barbarian) An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength; Someone from a developing country or backward culture; A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with Sword and ...
  14. (barbarianism) A primitive, less advanced, or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism; Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude
  15. (Barbarian) A person who lived outside the Roman Empire, seen as having a violent nature.
  16. (Barbarian) A person who is different from the dominant class or group. Originally, this term (barbaros) had no negative connotation. The Greeks used it to describe anyone who did not speak the Greek language. ...
  17. (Barbarian) City Gorean term for Terrans, can be applied to other non-city folk.
  18. (Barbarian) Originally from the Greek for foreigners, meaning those who spoke an unintelligible language and had outlandish manners. It has come to mean a rude, crude, untutored, uncultured, cruel, almost savage person who is ignorant of civilized customs and human dignity.
  19. (Barbarian) adj. Belonging or related to Barbara.
  20. (The Barbarian) based on Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49, BB 63 by Béla Bartók, uncredited (credited on Manticore re-pressing of the original LP - though not on cover).
  21. (barbarian) A person belonging to a culture different from one's own, usually regarded as primitive or uncivilized due to their ignorance of or nonconformity with classical standards; any outsider or non-native, especially a philistine. ...
  22. (barbarian) Sun Folk term for Wolfriders, used particularly by Leetah and Rayek for Cutter.
  23. (barbarian) term used by Greeks for non-Greeks.
  24. Old term for purely agricultural form of society, used by Morgan, Engels and Gordon Childe.
  25. the word ancient Chinese used to describe all non-Chinese, in particular the nomads who lived north and west of the Great Wall.