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barrios

The correct spelling is barrios.

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noun

Say it like: Bar-rio-s

The correct spelling is barrios. (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.

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noun

  1. 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. 2.(in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.
  3. 3.(in the Philippines) A barangay.
  4. 4.An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.

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