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Barr (placename element) Barr- is a pre-Indo-European languages, Indo-European linguistic root meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier'.Éric Vial, ''Les noms de villes et de village'', Belin, 1983, In addition to the common noun wikt:bar, bar, it explains many place nam ...

, element of place names meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier' * Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland * Barr Building (Washington, DC), listed on the US National Register of Historic Places * Barr Castle, ruin in Renfrewshire, Scotland * Barr Castle, in

Galston, East Ayrshire Galston ( Lowland Scots: ''Gauston'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile nan Gall'') is a municipality in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001) and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded co ...

, Scotland *

Barr, Bas-Rhin Barr (; in Alsatian ''Borr'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barrois'' or ''Barroises''. The commune has been awarded "three flowers" by the ...

, a commune of the Bas-Rhin ''département'' in France * Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, US * Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, US

Companies

A.G. Barr A.G. Barr plc, commonly known as Barr's, is a soft drink manufacturer based in Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is widely known for manufacturing the drink Irn-Bru. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Ind ...

, a Scottish soft drinks manufacturer *

Barr Construction Ltd Barr Construction was a major Scottish contracting organisation operating throughout the United Kingdom. History The company started in the late 19th century as a joinery firm known as W & J Barr & Sons and gradually expanded into civil engin ...

, a Scottish construction company * Barr Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer that was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical in 2008

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Brendan Fowler Brendan Fowler (born 24 March 1978 in Berkeley, CA) is a Los Angeles-based musician and multi-disciplinary artist who works in photography, sculpture, and performance. He first became known for his music performances and records released under the ...

, a.k.a. BARR, American musician *

Barr (tribe) The Baloch or Baluch ( bal, بلۏچ, Balòc) are an Iranian people who live mainly in the Balochistan region, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There a ...

, a people in southwest Asia

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Barr body A Barr body (named after discoverer Murray Barr) or X-chromatin is an inactive X chromosome in a cell with more than one X chromosome, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in species with XY sex-determination (including huma ...

, the inactive chromosome in a somatic cell * Al-Barr, one of the

names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

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