Barrie

[bar-ee]

noun

1. Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.

Barrie

¹

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

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

barrie

²

/ ˈbærɪ /

adjective

1. dialect,  very good; attractive

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barrie¹

from Romany

Example Sentences

Sennott and her fellow executive producer Emma Barrie bought it to replace an identical piece their fellow executive producer Max Silvestri lost in the wildfires that ripped across the region earlier this year.

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Russian research papers on the topic also date to the 1950s, said Douglas Barrie, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank in London.

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In the aftermath of more extraordinary defending - Gary Connolly holding up Fittler virtually over the line - Davies helped scramble the ball clear, but suffered a dislocated shoulder as team-mate Barrie McDermott fell on him.

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Theatre star and former EastEnders actor Frank Barrie has died aged 88.

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"She was a very active cheerful woman like myself," Barrie recalls, adding: "She loved animals and she loved birds and she was fond of children."

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