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Definitions for Barbican
[1] an outwork of a fortified place, as a castle.
[2] a defensive outpost of any sort.
[3] a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
[4] a watchtower projecting from a fortification
[5] the Barbican a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
Words related to Barbican
landmark, observatory, beacon, lighthouse, mirador
Words nearby Barbican
barbershopper, barberton, barberton daisy, barbet, barbette, barbican, barbicel, barbie, barbie doll, barbirolli, barbital
Origin of Barbican
1250–1300; Middle English barbecan, barbican < Old French barbacane or Medieval Latin barbacana, perhaps ≪ Persian bālāḥāna terrace over a roof, upper floor, altered by association with Latin barba beard, a beard marking the front or face of a thing
Word origin for Barbican
C13: from Old French barbacane , from Medieval Latin barbacana , of unknown origin