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Bar·rie

(băr′ē)

A city of southern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Simcoe north-northwest of Toronto.

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barrie

(ˈbærɪ)

adj

dialect Scot very good; attractive

[from Romany]

Barrie

(ˈbærɪ)

(Biography) Sir James Matthew. 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)

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Bar•rie

(ˈbær i)

n.

Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish writer.

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Barrie - Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)

J. M. Barrie, James Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, Sir James Matthew Barrie

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FORMER Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie has said she thought she would die after suffering an electric shock at home.

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BARRIE Hole, a former Wales, Cardiff City and Swansea player, has died aged 76.

Tributes to former City star Barrie Hole

BARRIE Hole, a former Wales, Swansea and Cardiff City player, has died aged 76.

Tributes to former Wales star after death at 76

Swansea-born Barrie hailed from a footballing family - his father had been a professional player forSwanseaTown before World War II and his brothers Colin and Alan also played for their hometown club.

Sadness as Barrie Hole, a former Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wales international midfielder, dies; He played for his country 30 times in the sixties

Former Walsall FC president Barrie Blower MBE died in the early hours of last Thursday at the age of 78 following a battle with illness.

Businessman who helped to save the Saddlers dies at 78; councillors pay tribute to 'mr caldmore'

Barrie, whose daughter Nicola and her pal Karen Hadaway, both aged nine, were murdered by Bishop, said: "He destroyed my family and I believe these women helped him."

Babes in the Wood dad: My hell will last forever; NICOLA FATHER POINTS FINGER AT GIRLFRIENDS OF KID FIEND BISHOP; EXCLUSIVE

A GROUP of seriously ill children were treated to a VIP evening, including meeting Rak-Su, as they watched Radio City Live at the Liverpool ECHO Arena on Friday, November 23, thanks to the Barrie Wells Trust.

LIVERPOOL

Young people from across the town will join together for an evening of music, dance and theatre at Dumfries Academy where Peter Pan author JM Barrie was a pupil from 1873-78.

Curtain-up for dreams festival; Staged! theatre extravaganza at the academy

Author JM Barrie's character Peter Pan has been played on screen by a long list of actors including Mia Farrow and Robin Williams, and more recently Levi Miller and Jeremy Sumpter.