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Meaning of barrio

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barrio

noun

Definitions

  1. (in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.

  2. (in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.

  3. (in the Philippines) A barangay.

  4. An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.