Antonyms for barrio
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahr-ee-oh, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaw |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑr iˌoʊ, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔ |
Definition of barrio
Origin :- 1841, "ward of a Spanish or Spanish-speaking city," sometimes also used of rural settlements, from Spanish barrio "district, suburb," from Arabic barriya "open country" (fem.), from barr "outside" (of the city). Main modern sense of "Spanish-speaking district in a U.S. city" is 1939; original reference is to Spanish Harlem in New York City.
- As in quarter : noun area, neighborhood
- As in inner city : noun city center
- There was great feasting and celebration in the barrio that night.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
- Yet the inhabitants of this barrio are quite contented and fairly comfortable.
- Extract from : « Wanderings in the Orient » by Albert M. Reese
- He received $100 per month, and had charge of the police in his barrio, or precinct.
- Extract from : « Industrial Cuba » by Robert P. Porter
- They had reached the barrio where the meeting was to be held.
- Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine
- Their community lay between the Parian and the barrio of Laguio.
- Extract from : « A History of the Philippines » by David P. Barrows
- He became a capitan,2 and was greatly honored by the inhabitants of his barrio.
- Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler
- After he has found a barrio that suits him, he buys a house, a carabao, and a cart.
- Extract from : « Filipino Popular Tales » by Dean S. Fansler
- Mr Barrio has also, whilst I am correcting my proofs, delighted London with a servant who knows more than his masters.
- Extract from : « Man And Superman » by George Bernard Shaw
- Hardly daring to breathe, the barrio entered upon the fifth and occult day.
- Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
- Turning the horses into the Aloran River at the ford we struck the high road near the barrio of Feliz.
- Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert
Synonyms for barrio
- barrio
- bearing
- center city
- central city
- condemned buildings
- core
- core city
- direction
- district
- division
- domain
- downtown
- ghetto
- inner city
- locality
- location
- neck of the woods
- old town
- part
- place
- point
- position
- precinct
- province
- public housing district
- region
- section
- sector
- side
- skid row
- slum
- slums
- spot
- station
- stomping ground
- territory
- turf
- urban city
- urban ghetto
- zone
- zoo
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