Barr may refer to:
Places
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Barr (placename element), element of place names meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier'
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Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland
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Barr Building (Washington, DC), listed on the US National Register of Historic Places
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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
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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
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Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, US
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Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, US
Companies
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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
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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
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Barr Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer that was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical in 2008
People
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Barr (surname)
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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
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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
Other uses
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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
See also
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Barre (disambiguation)
Barre or Barré may refer to:
* Barre (name) or Barré, a surname and given name
Places United States
* Barre, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Barre (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town
* Barre, New York, a town
* Barre ...
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Bar (disambiguation)
Bar or BAR may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages
* Candy bar
* Chocolate bar
Science and technology
* Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment
* Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud
* Bar (u ...
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