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.

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British Dictionary definitions for barrie (1 of 2)

barrie

/ (ˈbærɪ) /


adjective
  1. Scot dialect very good; attractive

Origin of barrie

1
from Romany

British Dictionary definitions for Barrie (2 of 2)

Barrie

/ (ˈbærɪ) /


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

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