Obama, Barack Syllabification: (O·ba·ma, Barack)Pronunciation: /ōˈbämə/Definition of Obama, Barack (1961-), 44th president of the US, since 2009; full name Barack Hussein Obama. A Democrat, he was the first African American to be elected to the presidency. Nobel Peace Prize (2009). Obama, Barack in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Obama, Barack in the British & World English dictionary