Barbary
[ bahr-buh-ree ]
/ ˈbɑr bə ri /
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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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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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