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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.


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

"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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The city-state’s economic outlook has become increasingly uncertain amid heightened geopolitical and tariff tensions, says group chief economist Barnabas Gan.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

"If we lose control of these lands, our culture too will be lost," said the Nicobarese's most senior leader, 54-year-old Barnabas Manju.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

The Saturday after the training Zoom call, my girlfriend and I showed up at St George St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cobbs Creek, a neighborhood marking the western boundary of Philadelphia.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2024

She previously served as director of communications and community engagement at St. Barnabas Senior Services in L.A. and as executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Assn. in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2024

Such a pair were once sent with bulls to excommunicate Barnabas Visconti, but Barnabas only made them eat their bulls—parchment, ribbons, leaden seals and all.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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