Barnabas

American  

[bahr-nuh-buhs] / ˈbɑr nə bəs /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the surname of the Cyprian Levite Joseph, a companion of Paul on his first missionary journey.

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Barnabas British  

/ ˈbɑːnəbəs /

noun

1. original name Joseph . a Cypriot Levite who supported Saint Paul in his apostolic work (Acts 4:36, 37). Feast day: June 11

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Example Sentences

“We’ve given 50 billion doses of the hepatitis B vaccine and we’ve not seen signals that make us concerned,” said Dr. Su Wang, medical director of Viral Hepatitis Programs and the Center for Asian Health at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey, who lives with the disease.

From Los Angeles Times

The Scottish Premiership outfit went in front in Budapest after VAR intervened to overturn the original decision to disallow Bojan Miovski's acrobatic volley, but goals either side of half-time from Bence Otvos and Barnabas Varga turned the game.

From BBC

“It’s one of the cancers with the highest mortality in the U.S.,” said Dr. Su Wang, medical director of Viral Hepatitis Programs and the Center for Asian Health at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey, who lives with the disease.

From Los Angeles Times

“Despite the encouraging headline figures, we maintain a measured stance on the broader trade outlook,” said Barnabas Gan, group chief economist and head of market research at RHB Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Barnabas Varga's 37th-minute goal looked to have been enough for Hungary to seal second spot until 23-year-old Parrott notched his fourth and fifth international goals this week.

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