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barbarians

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for barbarians.

Editorial note

Established communities eventually become gated communities, with guards and dogs and sneers for the barbarians at the gates.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of barbarians gathered in one view.

N

a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.

N

a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov, Ilya Sudakov and Konstantin Zubov.

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a 1906 play by Maxim Gorky.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for barbarians.

N

a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.

N

a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov, Ilya Sudakov and Konstantin Zubov.

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a 1906 play by Maxim Gorky.

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a 2020 German historical war drama television series created by Andreas Heckmann, Arne Nolting, and Jan Martin Scharf.

Example sentences

1

Established communities eventually become gated communities, with guards and dogs and sneers for the barbarians at the gates.

2

However, that happy little accident of history gave the western barbarians a slight edge in one realm of civilization.

3

The true problem-solving mathematician is more like the wild barbarians, who break all the protocols to achieve actual outcomes.

4

However, if the things it's differentiating on are different to what PC manufacturers differentiated but only because of unique aspects to this vertical then they're different barbarians but nevertheless still just barbarians.

5

But they are brilliant against barbarians, which seem to be our main enemy these days.

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There was a long tradition in imperial China of buying off invading barbarians to get them to go home and stop causing havoc.

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The Romans were a bunch of uncivilized Barbarians compared to the Greek.

8

The capital of Western Roman Empire in Milan was not secure from barbarians, so they moved it to Ravenna, a little city hidden among the swamps.

9

The OO crowd (barbarians) were at the gates first.

10

It's not like the place is about to be overrun by barbarians or the like...by 2015 they'll probably be back on track and it wouldn't surprise me at all if the place is (financially) hot within a decade.

11

The empire was depopulated, partly no doubt due to epidemics, and the barbarians on the frontiers were a greater threat than they had been in the time of Augustus.

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If I had to choose between getting the shit kicked out of me by invading barbarians and living in Constantinople, I know which choice I would make.

Quote examples

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It would be remarkable to chart the growth of Rome, London, Delhi, Beijing over time, or perhaps gather demographic data on the spread of the "barbarians".

2

___ [1]I'm aware of the possibility that something might actually be of dramatic significance– see quote about Romans talking about Barbarians– but I'm thinking "I read 4 books this year, ohnoes" isn't all that crazy/groundbreaking.

Proper noun examples

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Although they called them 'Barbarians' (meaning Not Greek - with a strong negative flavor), at the same time foreigners were welcome to study and teach in Athens.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use barbarians in a sentence?

Established communities eventually become gated communities, with guards and dogs and sneers for the barbarians at the gates.

What does barbarians mean?

a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.

What part of speech is barbarians?

barbarians is commonly used as N.