barbary |
barbary | (n) a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries |
barbary ape | (n) tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar, Syn. Macaca sylvana |
barbary coast | (n) a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849) |
barbary coast | (n) the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates |
aoudad | (n) wild sheep of northern Africa, Syn. maned sheep, audad, Barbary sheep, arui, Ammotragus lervia |
corsair | (n) a pirate along the Barbary Coast, Syn. Barbary pirate |
Barbary | n. [ Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary. ] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic.
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