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barbarian

/bɑɹˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ noun C2
  1. A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen.
  2. An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
  3. A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
  4. Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
  5. A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.
  6. A cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy.
  7. A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.

Plural barbarians

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