Barrie
noun
Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
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Barrie
American
[bar-ee]
/ ˈbær i /
noun
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Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
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a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
Barrie
1
British
/ ˈbærɪ /
noun
barrie
2
British
/ ˈbærɪ /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of barrie
from Romany
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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, a property developer, made headlines in 1999 when he and his partner at the time, Tony, became known as Britain's first gay fathers, having become parents through a surrogate mother.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Forensic officers searched Maldon and Tiptree FC, the couple's home in Southwood Chase, Danbury and The Swan pub in Braintree, owned by Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, as part of their inquiries.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Last year, director Barrie Kosky created a sensation with his staging at Komische Oper Berlin, which starred American countertenor John Holiday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
“You go with what you’ve got—and if that happens to be predominantly crewed combat aircraft then so be it,” said Barrie, the military aerospace specialist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Most of all, he didn’t factor in the power of my Latin teachers, Miss Barrie and Miss Silber.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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