Barbary

[ bahr-buh-ree ]

/ ˈbɑr bə ri /

noun

a region in N Africa, extending from W of Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean and including the former Barbary States.

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Examples from the Web for barbary

We fought our first foreign war in Algiers to defeat the Barbary pirates.
The Algeria Powder Keg|Bruce Riedel|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How singularly present apologies for our slavery echo these voices from the Barbary States!
Charles Sumner; his complete works; Volume 2 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
His first journey abroad was to Barbary; but during 1391 we find him at home, at Bolingbroke and Peterborough.
The White Rose of Langley|Emily Sarah Holt
And I'd seen him before, joy cruisin' on the Barbary Coast one night with a lot of drunken sailors—only he wasn't drunk.
Sonnie-Boy's People|James B. Connolly

He grew to be very rich, and "lived like a Bashaw in Barbary."
The Pirates' Who's Who|Philip Gosse
Two hundred widows dwelt together in Barbary, labouring diligently with their hands, and sharing all things in common.
The Duchess of Trajetto|Anne Manning

British Dictionary definitions for barbary

Barbary

/ (ˈbɑːbərɪ) /

noun

a historic name for a region of N Africa extending from W Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former Barbary States of Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco

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