Baron — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

a British peer of the lowest rank

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈakwɐməɹˌiːnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈakwɐməɹˌiːnz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnɪdʒ/.

Examples

an oil baron

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tycoon power big businessman mogul top executive magnate business leader king

Parts of Speech

noun	a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
noun	a British peer of the lowest rank
noun	a very wealthy or powerful businessman “an oil baron”

Word Forms

baronial

adjective

impressive in appearance

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

barón

un noble (en varios países) de diferente rango

🇮🇹Italian

barone

un nobile (in vari paesi) di vario rango

🇵🇹Portuguese

barão

um nobre (em vários países) de categoria variada

🇷🇺Russian

барон

дворянин (в разных странах) разного ранга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बरोन

अलग-अलग रैंक का एक रईस (विभिन्न देशों में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যারন

a nobleman (বিভিন্ন দেশে) of varying rank

🇮🇳Tamil

பரோன்

ஒரு பிரபு (பல்வேறு நாடுகளில்) பல்வேறு தரவரிசை

🇮🇳Telugu

బారన్

వివిధ ర్యాంక్ కలిగిన ఒక గొప్ప వ్యక్తి (వివిధ దేశాలలో).

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅरन

भिन्न रँकचा एक कुलीन (विविध देशांमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેરોન

વિવિધ રેન્કનો ઉમદા (વિવિધ દેશોમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾರನ್

ವಿವಿಧ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯ ಕುಲೀನ (ವಿವಿಧ ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാരൺ

വ്യത്യസ്ത പദവിയിലുള്ള ഒരു കുലീനൻ (വിവിധ രാജ്യങ്ങളിൽ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਰਨ

ਵੱਖੋ-ਵੱਖਰੇ ਦਰਜੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਲੀਨ (ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بیرن

مختلف عہدے کا ایک رئیس (مختلف ممالک میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

男爵

不同等级的贵族（在不同的国家）

🇯🇵Japanese

男爵

（さまざまな国の）さまざまな階級の貴族

🇰🇷Korean

남작

(여러 나라의) 다양한 계급의 귀족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nam tước

một nhà quý tộc (ở nhiều quốc gia khác nhau) có cấp bậc khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

บารอน

ขุนนาง (ในหลายประเทศ) ที่มียศต่างกัน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البارون

نبيل (في بلدان مختلفة) من رتبة مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

بارون

یک نجیب (در کشورهای مختلف) با درجه های مختلف

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּרוֹן

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