ba·ri I. \ˈbärē\noun (pluralbariorbaris) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a.: a Nilotic Negro people in the Sudan near Gondokoro b.: a member of the Bari people 2.: a Nilotic language of the Bari II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bari, Italy : of or from the city of Bari, Italy : of the kind or style prevalent in Bari