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Barbarossa

UK/ˌbɑː.bəˈɹəʊ.sə/US/ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/

Barbarossa proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Barbarossa

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • David Barbarossa
    • Theodore Cotillo Barbarossa
  2. An epithet or nickname applied to certain historical characters.
    • Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor 1122–1190)
  3. (historical) Operation Barbarossa: the 1941 Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after the emperor.

Origin of Barbarossa

Borrowed from Italian Barbarossa, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).

Words that rhyme with Barbarossa

Questions about Barbarossa

What does Barbarossa mean?
Barbarossa means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Barbarossa?
Barbarossa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Barbarossa?
Barbarossa is pronounced /ˌbɑː.bəˈɹəʊ.sə/ (UK).

Words near Barbarossa in the dictionary

  1. barbarizing
  2. Barbaro
  3. barbarocracies
  4. barbarocracy
  5. Barbaros
  6. Barbarossa
  7. barbarous
  8. Barbarous Age
  9. barbarouse
  10. barbarously
  11. barbarousness

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