barbarian
noun/bɑːˈbeəriən/
/bɑːrˈberiən/
- (in ancient times) a member of a people who did not belong to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian), who were considered to be violent and without culture
- barbarian invasions of the fifth century
- a person who behaves very badly and has no respect for art, education, etc.
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’.
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