Antonyms for
barry
A male given name from Irish.
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No Antonyms Found for Barry

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All Definitions for Barry

Below are all the dictionary definitions of barry:

1A male given name from Irish.
2A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
3Any of a number of places:
4A coastal town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1167).
5A village near Carnoustie, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5334).
6A commune in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France.
7A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
8A place in the United States:
9A city and township in Pike County, Illinois.
10A township in Barry County, Michigan.
11A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
12A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
13A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
14A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
15A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
16A diminutive of the male given name Barack.
17Of a dyed material: having bars or bands of color.
18Traversed (transversely) by bars.
19A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

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