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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.


barrie

1

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. dialect.
    very good; attractive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Barrie

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/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. BarrieSir James Matthew18601937MScottishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist Sir James Matthew . 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Barrie1

from Romany
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Simon Allen, 54, James Byrne, 23, Barrie Glynn, 46, and David Harrison, 58, are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with her murder.

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Barrie; and José Rivera earned his first and so far only nomination for “The Motorcycle Diaries,” about the life of Che Guevara.

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His wife, Susie Barrie, who is also an MW, adds: "I remain to be convinced that a wine made by blending grapes from different countries can be great in terms of taste."

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Lynne Barrie, procurator fiscal for Lothian and Borders, said Hogg had now been "held accountable for subjecting his estranged wife to years of domestic abuse".

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Moat Brae, where JM Barrie played as a child, was forced to close in August - about five years after opening as a children's literature centre.

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