Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Half-savage; partially civilized.
  • noun One who is but partially civilized.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Half barbarous; partially civilized.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated One who is only partly civilized.

Etymologies

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semi- +‎ barbarian

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