Barbarian and Native

Barbarian

Barbarian adjective - Not civilized.

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Native and barbarian are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead the word "Barbarian" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: barbarous, barbaric, barbarity, barbarism, barbar

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

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Barbarian and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarian" instead the word "Native" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

female	female barbarian	female native
complete	complete barbarian	complete native
true	true barbarian	true native
half	half barbarian	half native
Other adjectives: real, male, young, traditional, former, titular, stereotypical, southern.

Also familiar: your civilization is pestered by Planet's native life, similar to the barbarian tribes in the Civilization games.

Source: Video Game / Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri aka: Alpha Centauri
Native Guide: When they go north into barbarian lands, Shuyun and Komawara capture one of the locals, Kalam.

Source: Literature / The Initiate Brother
And not being a native Chinese, he was considered a barbarian by default.

Source: Beard of Barbarism

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