← Back to context Comment by ricksunny 5 hours ago barbarian = ? 5 comments ricksunny Reply defrost 5 hours ago That depends a great deal on who is talking or typing, in what era, and where. Here's a brief list of some of the OED options for meaning:* A foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's.* One not a Greek.* One living outside the pale of the Roman empire and its civilization, applied especially to the northern nations that overthrew them.* One outside the pale of Christian civilization.* (With the Italians of the Renascence) One of a nation outside of Italy.* A rude, wild, uncivilized person.* (in mid 1800s) Applied by the Chinese contemptuously to foreigners.* An uncultured person, or one who has no sympathy with literary culture.* A native of Barbary.Which one (or three) apply here can be left as an exercise for the reader. mr_toad 4 hours ago Anyone who talks like a barbarian. In some tales the ancient Greeks thought that anyone who lived outside their city states sounded like bleating sheep. True or not, the word did mean someone who talks like a foreigner. singpolyma3 4 hours ago No kidding. That's not an ok word to be putting in a headline ricksunny 3 hours ago I’ve come to have low expectations of Science Magazine under EIC Holden Thorp. bazoom42 5 hours ago In this context it means they invaded the Roman empire.
defrost 5 hours ago That depends a great deal on who is talking or typing, in what era, and where. Here's a brief list of some of the OED options for meaning:* A foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's.* One not a Greek.* One living outside the pale of the Roman empire and its civilization, applied especially to the northern nations that overthrew them.* One outside the pale of Christian civilization.* (With the Italians of the Renascence) One of a nation outside of Italy.* A rude, wild, uncivilized person.* (in mid 1800s) Applied by the Chinese contemptuously to foreigners.* An uncultured person, or one who has no sympathy with literary culture.* A native of Barbary.Which one (or three) apply here can be left as an exercise for the reader.
mr_toad 4 hours ago Anyone who talks like a barbarian. In some tales the ancient Greeks thought that anyone who lived outside their city states sounded like bleating sheep. True or not, the word did mean someone who talks like a foreigner.
singpolyma3 4 hours ago No kidding. That's not an ok word to be putting in a headline ricksunny 3 hours ago I’ve come to have low expectations of Science Magazine under EIC Holden Thorp.
That depends a great deal on who is talking or typing, in what era, and where. Here's a brief list of some of the OED options for meaning:
* A foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's.
* One not a Greek.
* One living outside the pale of the Roman empire and its civilization, applied especially to the northern nations that overthrew them.
* One outside the pale of Christian civilization.
* (With the Italians of the Renascence) One of a nation outside of Italy.
* A rude, wild, uncivilized person.
* (in mid 1800s) Applied by the Chinese contemptuously to foreigners.
* An uncultured person, or one who has no sympathy with literary culture.
* A native of Barbary.
Which one (or three) apply here can be left as an exercise for the reader.
Anyone who talks like a barbarian. In some tales the ancient Greeks thought that anyone who lived outside their city states sounded like bleating sheep. True or not, the word did mean someone who talks like a foreigner.
No kidding. That's not an ok word to be putting in a headline
I’ve come to have low expectations of Science Magazine under EIC Holden Thorp.
In this context it means they invaded the Roman empire.