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BARRIO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("barrio" is a kind of...):
populated area; urban area (a geographical area constituting a city or town)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("barrio" is a kind of...):
quarter (a district of a city having some distinguishing character)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
