barbarus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barbarian noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- foreign adj Belonging to or coming from a country other than one's own.
- foreigner noun A person from a country other than the one they are currently in.
- savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
- uncivilized adj Lacking the organised institutions and culture associated with civilization.
Senses
barbarus is used for these senses in English:
- barbarian An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
- foreign Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
- foreign Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
- foreigner A person from a foreign country.
- savage Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- savage Barbaric; not civilized.
- savage Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- savage (historical, now, pejorative, ) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.
barbarian — full definition
- noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- noun A crude, uncultured, or brutally violent person.
- adj Uncivilized or savage in nature.
foreign — full definition
- adj Belonging to or coming from a country other than one's own.
- adj Not typical of or belonging naturally to a person, system, or place; unfamiliar.