Jerba
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He would not show himself now in Tunis or Jerba.
From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley
Their headquarters were in the island of Jerba in the Gulf of Gabes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
Jerba had originally been conquered and occupied by the Spaniards in 1431, but the occupation had been allowed to lapse, and the island was lying derelict when the Barbarossas made it their headquarters.
From Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean by Currey, E. Hamilton
Medina-Celi, Duke of, expedition to Jerba and defeat, 138-140 Memi Arnaut, 185 Memi Gancho, 220 Mendoza, 81, 114 Merin, dynasty, 22 Minorca, 92 Modon, 71 Mohammed II.,
From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley
In the village of Mohulpahari there was a youth named Jerba.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Bompas, Cecil Henry
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