Barrio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural bar·ri·os [bahr-ee-ohz, bar-; Spanish bahr-ryaws]. /ˈbɑr iˌoʊz, ˈbær-; Spanish ˈbɑr ryɔs/.
  1. (in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
  2. a part of a large U.S. city, especially a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population.
noun plural -rios
  1. a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city, esp in the US
  2. a Spanish-speaking community
Barrio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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