Barbary

[bahr-buh-ree]

noun

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

Barbary

/ ˈbɑːbərɪ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Numerous Presidents have used force without Congressional approval going back to Thomas Jefferson against the Barbary pirates.

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After high school, he attended college for a time and started working in the coffee shop at the Barbary Coast hotel and casino.

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Of the 52 “Barbary corsairs” who were captured by the Dutch in November 1614, only four were north African Muslims, the remaining 48 being “fortune-seeking sailors from England and the Netherlands.”

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He delights in tall tales of a Barbary lion that has escaped Northern Africa and now roams the streets of Paris.

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The venue said: "Baby Barbary macaques are born with adorable pink faces, black fur and can usually be seen to be clinging tight to mum for love and support during their first hours on Earth."

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