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Barbara definition

Bar·bara (bärbə rə, -brə)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Babs, Barb, Barbie; var. Barbra, Babette

Etymology: L, fem. of barbarus (see barbarous), lit., foreign, strange

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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