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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How to use Barrie in a sentence
That village in the hollow, which is so red and striking in the sunset, is Kirriemuir: it is the Thrums of Barries novel.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. HareAnd this, please your grace, has been announced as Barries crowning fantasy!
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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