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Meaning of barbarus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[ˈbar.ba.rʊs]

Definitions

  1. foreign, strange
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. savage, hostile
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

““Quod genus hoc hominum? Quaeve hunc tam barbara mōrem”

“What race of men [is] this? Or what country [is] so barbaric that it permits this custom?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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