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Barak

American

[bair-uhk, bey-rak, buh-rahk] / ˈbɛər ək, ˈbeɪ ræk, bəˈrɑk /

Douay Bible, Barac

noun

(in the Bible) a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera.
Ehud, born 1942, Israeli military leader and politician: prime minister 1999–2001.

Barak British

/ ˈbærək /

noun

Ehud (ɛˈhʊd). born 1942, Israeli politician, prime minister (1999–2001); left the Labour Party (2011) to form the breakaway party Independence

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But Barik is sure that the Iranians will want to deal with the house on Charcoal Road soon.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2015

"A building in Altrincham was not a priority for the Iranians over the last 10 years," says Barik.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2015

Barik says that the building began to be left empty in the years after Iran's Islamic revolution.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2015

"Barik Allah! praise be to God for all things," humbly observed Mustapha.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

Barik Allah—praise be to God," exclaimed the dervish, "that he has sent us a true believer.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

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