/ Dictionary / Index W Wilkes-Barre: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Wilkes-Bar•re Pronunciation: (wilks'bar"ē, -bar"u, -bâr"), [key] — n. a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River. 51,551. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Wilkes Wilkes Land Related Content Daily Word Quiz: voracious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language