Standard Lemma guide

bari

name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹi/
  • General-American: bărʹē
  • /ˈbæɹ.i/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈbɛɹ.i/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈbeɹ.i/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • rhymes with -æɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Bari and the region of Apulia, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A metropolitan city of Apulia, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Bari.

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name

Meaning 3

A former province of Apulia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

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5

name

Meaning 5

Synonym of Motilon (“their language”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Motilon

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name

Meaning 6

A Nilotic language of Sudan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 7

A region of Somalia.

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noun

Meaning 8

A baritone saxophone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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noun

Meaning 9

A baritone (singer)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Qualifier: barbershop music

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noun

Meaning 10

Synonym of Motilon (“a people of Colombia”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Synonyms: Motilon

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noun

Meaning 11

A tribe of Karo, Nilotic people inhabiting South Sudan, who speak the Bari language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 12

capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bari, ultimately from Latin Barium.

From Somali Bari and Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy).

Short for baritone.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Ба́ри (Bári) — metropolitan city of Italy
  • French: Bari — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Hindi: बारी (bārī) — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Italian: Bari — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Maltese: Bari — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Marathi: बारी (bārī) — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Neapolitan: Barë — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Russian: Ба́ри (Bári) — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Turkish: Bari — metropolitan city of Italy
  • Armenian: Բարի — city in Italy
  • Bulgarian: Ба́ри (Bári) — city in Italy
  • Catalan: Bari — city in Italy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴里 (Bālǐ) — city in Italy
  • French: Bari — city in Italy
  • Greek: Μπάρι (Bári) — city in Italy
  • Hungarian: Bari — city in Italy
  • Italian: Bari — city in Italy
  • Japanese: バーリ (Bāri) — city in Italy
  • Latin: Barium — city in Italy
  • Maltese: Bari — city in Italy
  • Marathi: बारी (bārī) — city in Italy
  • Neapolitan: Barë — city in Italy
  • Portuguese: Bari — city in Italy
  • Romanian: Bari — city in Italy
  • Russian: Ба́ри (Bári) — city in Italy
  • Sicilian: Bari — city in Italy
  • Spanish: Bari — city in Italy
  • Turkish: Bari — city in Italy
  • Ukrainian: Ба́рі (Bári) — city in Italy