Barros

[ bahr-roosh ]

/ ˈbɑr rʊʃ /

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noun

João de

[zhwounduh], /ʒwãʊ̃ də/, "the Portuguese Livy", 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.

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Words nearby Barros

barrister, barrister and solicitor, barro, Barron, barroom, Barros, barrow, barrow-boy, Barrow-in-Furness, barrow pit, Barrow Point

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How to use Barros in a sentence

She knew that Gómez and Barros were supposed to have her sister, but they had told her she ran away years before.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Las Casas apparently depended on Barros as well as on the Historie.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
As an historian and a stylist Barros deserves the high fame he has always enjoyed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

This defect is remedied in the writings of John de Barros, who was particularly attentive to this head.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
Historia de los barros vidriados sevillanos desde sus orgenes hasta nuestros das.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3)|Leonard Williams
Barros, however, in his account of the voyage, makes no mention of Ceram.
Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects|James R. McClymont

British Dictionary definitions for Barros

Barros

/ (Portuguese ˈbɑːrruʃ) /

noun

João de (ʒu[~ə]u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)

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