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    Barrie
    noun
    Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
  • barrie
    barrie
    adjective
    very good; attractive

Barrie

American  
[bar-ee] / ˈbær i /

noun

  1. Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

  2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.


Barrie 1 British  
/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

  1. Sir James Matthew . 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

barrie 2 British  
/ ˈbærɪ /

adjective

  1. dialect very good; attractive

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of barrie

from Romany

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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and his husband, Scott, 32, were arrested on Wednesday by Essex Police.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Forensic officers searched Maldon and Tiptree FC, the couple's home in Southwood Chase, Danbury and The Swan pub in Braintree, owned by Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, as part of their inquiries.

From BBC May 8, 2026

After the 2015 settlement, Sherin worked with Bandini de Stearn Baker’s great-niece Carolina Barrie to form the nonprofit 1887 Fund with authority from then VA Secretary Robert McDonald to restore the five original buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

The launches make that hypothetical threat real, said Douglas Barrie, a specialist in military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

“J. M. Barrie was swept to Neverland because he was snatched from the countryside by a shadow,” Auntie North said.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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