Barbara

[bahr-bruh, -ber-uh]

noun

1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “foreign, exotic.”

Example Sentences

Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman to serve in the Senate, followed by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, defied the ban in a genteel protest immortalized as the Pantsuit Rebellion.

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"This is a historical win for sharks, something we were strongly hoping for," said Barbara Slee, senior programme manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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His company, Houston-based Sable Offshore, wants to reboot dormant oil platforms it bought from Exxon Mobil XOM 0.23%increase; green up pointing triangle in federal waters near Santa Barbara.

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The units, situated 5 to 9 miles from Santa Barbara County’s coastline, were shut-in after a corroded pipeline released nearly 3,000 barrels of oil in 2015.

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He also came from Belgium by way of UC Santa Barbara—a far cry from a college hoops blue blood.

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