baron — barren
[‘baron’ has the same pronunciation as ‘barren’]
Baron Redstock
“Baron”, for the right pronunciation, please click here, in Britain is ‘the title of a nobleman of a certain rank’, and in America, it is ‘a businessman or businesswoman of great power and importance’,
e.g.
The conference was attended by many Lords and barons of England.
An oil baron from the US has donated a large sum of money to the World Wild Life Fund.
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some barren land
“Barren” , for the right pronunciation, please click here, means ‘(of land, female of human, animal, plant) with no fertility, i.e. not having the capacity to produce the young; useless’,
e.g.
Most barren lands are being converted into fertile lands by using modern irrigation methods.
Most barren women in some societies are driven away from their homes. [i.e. married women who cannot bear children for some medical reasons.]
