Barbarossa ii
(khair ed-din) c1466–1546, barbary pirate, born in greece (brother of barbarossa i).
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uncivilized; wild; savage; crude. savagely cruel or harsh: the prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment. full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and barbarous music. not conforming to cl-ssical standards or accepted usage, as language. foreign; alien. (among ancient greeks) designating a person or thing of non-greek origin. historical examples remember […]
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a tailless macaque, macaca sylv-n-s, of mountain ranges in northwestern africa, now greatly reduced in number: a small, managed colony of unknown origin is maintained on the rock of gibraltar. historical examples the magot is sometimes known as the barbary ape, although of course it is not really an ape at all. the animal world, […]
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the mediterranean coastline of the former barbary states: former pirate refuge. the waterfront district of san francisco in the 19th century, notorious for its cheap bars and nightclubs, prost-tutes, gambling houses, and high incidence of crime. historical examples he found a squalid wine-shop in the quarter just below the barbary coast. the best short stories […]
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wars fought along the coast of north africa 1801–15 over the har-ssment of u.s. ships despite the payment of tribute money to the piratical barbary states.
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