barbarian

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barbarian/bɑːˈbeəriən/

▶noun

• 1 (in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the major civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).

• 2 an uncultured or brutish person.

▶adjective

• 1 relating to ancient barbarians.

• 2 uncultured; brutish.

– origin ME: from OFr. barbarien, from barbare, or from L. barbarus, from Gk barbaros ‘foreign’.