Barra
noun
an island in NW Scotland, in the Outer Hebrides: fishing, crofting, tourism. Pop: 1078 (2001)
Barra
1 British
/ ˈbærə /
noun
barra
2
British
/ ˈbærə /
noun
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The research was led by first authors Nazli Robin and Nicole Barra of the Schertzer Lab at McMaster.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
In late June and early July he toured Scotland in a white Ford Transit van, visiting various locations including Dunoon, Glencoe, John O'Groats, Skye, Uist, Barra and Lewis.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Barra said she expects the trajectory to continue into 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Barra said the Army had ordered more than 10,000 infantry squad vehicles after an initial 1,200 procurement.
From Barron's
"I will tell him, child, and I promise you, Barra shall not go wanting."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Altering words and adding the odd slang term, a typical example was: "Zarra marra onna barra, Clara?"
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
The Queretaro team’s fan club, or "barra," will be banned from attending even local games for three years.
From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022
“When you say barra — ‘abroad’ in Egyptian Arabic — the implication is automatically of somewhere better,” Youssef Rakha, an Egyptian novelist, wrote in a 2020 essay, “Barra and Zaman.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Diaz is proud of how efficiently his barra is running the business of football.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2011
‘Micky!’ says I. And he lifts his foot and kicks over the barra, and dances me round in his arms, ‘Ochone!’ says the spictators; ‘there’s the fine coffee that’s running into the dock.’
From We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
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