barbary

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Berberi

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barbary ape
maymun
English - English
The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries
{i} region of northern Africa stretching from western Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean
{n} the name of the north coast of Africa
Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb
[Obs
] Also, a kind of pigeon
The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic
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

Related Terms

Barbary Coast
A waterfront area of San Francisco at the time of the gold rush
Barbary Coast
The Mediterranean region off the coast of North Africa, once notorious as a haven for pirates
Barbary ape
A tailless monkey, Macaca sylvanus, found on Gibraltar and in parts of north Africa
Barbary apes
plural form of Barbary ape
Barbary lion
A subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo
Barbary lions
plural form of Barbary lion
Barbary macaque
Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco
Barbary macaques
plural form of Barbary macaque
Barbary sheep
A wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), Ammotragus lervia
barbary dove
A species of dove with the taxonomic classification Streptopelia risoria
Barbary Coast
Mediterranean coastal region, North Africa. It extends from Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean. Once part of Roman Africa, the region was overrun by Vandals in the 5th century AD. Reconquered by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) AD 533, it was overcome by Arabs during the 7th century and was eventually broken up into the independent Muslim polities known collectively as the Barbary states (Morocco, Algeria [Algiers], Tunisia [Tunis], and Libya [Tripoli]). For centuries the coast was notorious as a haven for pirates, who ravaged shipping and collected tribute from European states. After the U.S. war with Tripoli (see Tripolitan War), the U.S. expedition to Algiers (1815), and the bombardment of Algiers by the British (1816), the pirates ceased exacting tribute
Barbary States
The North African states of Algeria, Tunisia, Tripoli, and Morocco, especially from the 16th to the 19th century
Barbary ape
A tailless monkey (Macaca sylvana) of Gibraltar and northern Africa. Also called magot
Barbary macaque
Tailless, terrestrial monkey (Macaca sylvana) found in groups in Algeria and Morocco and on the Rock of Gibraltar. It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has yellowish brown fur and a bald, pale pink face. Lacking a tail, this macaque has often been incorrectly called an ape. It is the only wild monkey in Europe and may have arrived in medieval times, taken westward during the Muslim Arab territorial expansion. According to legend, British dominion over Gibraltar will end when the Barbary macaque departs
barbary ape
tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar
barbary coast
the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates 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); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!
barbary

    Hyphenation

    Bar·ba·ry

    Turkish pronunciation

    bärbıri

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbärbərē/ /ˈbɑːrbɜriː/

    Etymology

    () From Berber, influenced by barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”)
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