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Meaning of "barbican" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARBICAN

From Old French barbacane, from Medieval Latin barbacana, of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BARBICAN

ˈbɑːbɪkən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARBICAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barbican is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARBICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barbican

A barbican is a fortified outpost or gateway, such as an outer defense to a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes. Usually barbicans were situated outside the main line of defences and connected to the city walls with a walled road called the neck. In the 15th century, with the improvement in siege tactics and artillery, barbicans lost their significance. However, several barbicans were built even in the 16th century. Fortified or mock-fortified gatehouses remained a feature of ambitious French and English residences into the 17th century. Fortifications in East Asia also featured similar structures. In particular, gates in Chinese city walls were often defended by an additional "archery tower" in front of the main gatehouse, with the two towers connected by walls extending out from the main fortification. Called literally "jar walls", they are often referred to as "barbicans" in English.

Definition of barbican in the English dictionary

The definition of barbican in the dictionary is a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification. Other definition of barbican is a watchtower projecting from a fortification.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARBICAN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARBICAN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BARBICAN

African-American · all-American · Anglican · Asian-American · Central American · Corsican · Costa Rican · East African · indican · Latin American · Mozambican · Native American · North American · Pan-American · publican · Puerto Rican · South African · South American · the Barbican · West African

Synonyms and antonyms of barbican in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barbican» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BARBICAN

Find out the translation of barbican to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of barbican from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barbican» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

巴比肯
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

barbacana
570 millions of speakers
en

English

barbican
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Barbican
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باربيكان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Барбикан
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

barbacã
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Barbican
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

barbacane
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Barbican
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Barbican
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

外堡
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바비 칸
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Barbican
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Barbican
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நகரின் புறம் உள்ள பாதுகாப்பு அரண்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बार्बिकॅन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gözetleme kulesi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

barbacane
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

barbakan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Барбікан
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Barbican
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

barbican
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Barbican
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barbican
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Barbican
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barbican

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARBICAN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barbican

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARBICAN»

Discover the use of barbican in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barbican and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Barbican: penthouse over the city
In the book, the author, David Heathcote traces the development of the Barbican from pre-war planning to present day.
David J. Heathcote, 2004
2
Jam: Style + Music + Media
This cut-and-paste mix of clothes, photographic and cinematic images, music and new interactive media, from the heart of 1990s youth culture became a platform for creatives working outside the mainstream -- then including Alexander McQueen, ...
Jane Alison, Liz Farrelly, Barbican Art Gallery, 1996
3
BARBICAN: Book 2 in the Kings Keep Series
Book 2 in the Kings Keep Series Graeme Butz. BARBICAN BARBICAN Book 2 in the Kings Keep Series Graeme Butz.
Graeme Butz, 2013
4
Helen Chadwick:
Edited by Mark Sladen. Essays by Mary Horlock and Eva Martischnig.
Helen Chadwick, Mark Sladen, Barbican Art Gallery, 2004
5
Future city: experiment and utopia in architecture
A survey of contemporary architecture and urban development showcases the most influential works of sixty seminal and rising architects, in a volume that is complemented by essays on how their contributions have reflected the industry's ...
Jane Alison, Barbican Art Gallery, 2007
6
Modern art in Britain, 1910-1914
Dist. for Merrell Holberton, Exhibition catalog, Tls review 5/9/97.
Anna Gruetzner Robins, Barbican Art Gallery, 1997
7
The angel of Barbican High
In this story written as a series of poems, a seventeen-year-old Australian girl reflects on her love for her boyfriend as well as her guilt over his death.
Michelle A. Taylor, 2001
8
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon: The Barbican and Beyond
Published in association with The Twentieth Century Society and English Heritage.
Elain Harwood, 2011
9
Americans new art
The Americans -- New Art is the first book to survey the most recent wave of young American contemporary artists, including many individuals who have only just begun to emerge onto the international scene.
Mark Sladen, Bruce Hainley, John Slyce, 2001
10
Jam Tokyo-London
This book distills the reciprocal energies of two very different scenes.
Jane Alison, Catherine Wood, Liz Farrelly, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARBICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barbican is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Monster in the Maze, Barbican, review: 'full-blooded' - Telegraph
Last night, for the final London Symphony Orchestra concert of the season, Simon Rattle was back at the Barbican in what seems increasingly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
BWW Reviews: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Barbican, July 2 2015
I first saw To Kill a Mockingbird on stage at my first ever visit to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre two years ago and Christopher Sergel's ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
London Symphony Orchestra/Rattle, Barbican, London — review
A flurry of other announcements has followed, including his appointment as artist-in-association at the Barbican Centre and plans for ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
To Kill a Mockingbird, Barbican, review: 'take a hanky' - Telegraph
This revival opens in the rather less sylvan surroundings of the Barbican, just a couple of weeks before the publication of Go Set a Watchman, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Station to Station arrives at the Barbican
Station to Station is on at the Barbican Centre until July 27. For details or to see the full programme, visit barbican.org.uk ... «Creative Review, Jul 15»
6
LSO/Rattle/Zimerman, Barbican, review: 'time for London's other …
Together, they showed that the Barbican acoustics are not to blame for the unrelentingly brash-sounding concertos that we have been getting ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
London Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle, Barbican, review: Hail …
When the London Symphony Orchestra announced Simon Rattle as its next music director from September 2017, it felt like Rattle's ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
8
REVIEW: To Kill A Mockingbird, Barbican Theatre
The lanky boy, tousled hair, eager eyes, air gun in hand, surveys the landscape. His nimble, gloriously tom-boyish sister, energy and ... «British Theatre, Jul 15»
9
Rolling thunder: Doug Aitken's 'Station to Station' arrives at the …
The Barbican's Curve is transformed into a dark, immersive environment for the installation; the vistors' movements are tracked and revealed as ... «wallpaper.com, Jul 15»
10
Beck and Thurston Moore perform with cowboys at London's …
The live collaboration took place at the city's Barbican Centre on Monday (June 29), with the pair leading a musical and spoken word line-up ... «NME.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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