"Barrow" meaning in English

See Barrow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbæɹoʊ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Barrow
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Former name of Utqiagvik, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016. Translations (City in Alaska): 巴羅 (Chinese Mandarin), 巴罗 (Bāluó) (Chinese Mandarin), Utqiaġvik (Inupiaq), बॅरो (bĕro) [neuter] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-xeLSRX7k Disambiguation of 'City in Alaska': 3 37 17 5 15 10 10 2
  3. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-mN2NCDJj
  4. One of a few villages in England. Categories (place): Places in England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-VJ~pFC6I
  5. One of a few villages in England.
    A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663).
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Suffolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Suffolk, England
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-RswpiU0B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 4 10 29 15 18 0
  6. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, which includes the settlements of Great Barrow and Little Barrow. Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-pWBLET~F
  7. A town in Cumbria, England (properly Barrow-in-Furness). Categories (place): Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England, Towns in Cumbria, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-4o1tNMSz
  8. A river in eastern Ireland. Categories (place): Places in Ireland, Rivers in Ireland Translations (River in Ireland): an Bhearú (Irish), बॅरो (bĕro) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Barrow-en-name-dD8DVnqn Disambiguation of 'River in Ireland': 2 9 14 3 8 5 5 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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        "A river in eastern Ireland."
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      "links": [
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "City in Alaska",
      "word": "巴羅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bāluó",
      "sense": "City in Alaska",
      "word": "巴罗"
    },
    {
      "code": "ik",
      "lang": "Inupiaq",
      "sense": "City in Alaska",
      "word": "Utqiaġvik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bĕro",
      "sense": "City in Alaska",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "बॅरो"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "River in Ireland",
      "word": "an Bhearú"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bĕro",
      "sense": "River in Ireland",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बॅरो"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Barrow"
  ],
  "word": "Barrow"
}

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