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Barrie

[ bar-ee ]
/ ˈbær i /
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noun
Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
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British Dictionary definitions for Barrie (1 of 2)

barrie
/ (ˈbærɪ) /

adjective
Scot dialect very good; attractive

Word Origin for barrie

from Romany

British Dictionary definitions for Barrie (2 of 2)

Barrie
/ (ˈbærɪ) /

noun
Sir James Matthew . 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)
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