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Barca

American  
[bahr-kuh] / ˈbɑr kə /

noun

  1. an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.

  2. Cyrenaica.


Barca British  
/ ˈbɑːkə /

noun

  1. the surname of several noted Carthaginian generals, including Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal

"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

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By the time Messi was 21, with Ronaldinho fading and the baton passing, then Barca manager Frank Rijkaard was clear about what the team needed from him.

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The German coach reshaped Barca from the moment he arrived, introducing discipline, increasing the squad's physical intensity, and restoring a more direct attacking identity.

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One Francis Sebastian, an honest man of Villa nova de Barca Rota, was drowned there.

From A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 by A Gentleman of Elvas [pseud.]

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