barbary Sentence Examples
- The Barbary corsairs were notorious pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean Sea.
- The Barbary wars were fought between the United States and the Barbary states over piracy and extortion.
- The Barbary lion was once found throughout North Africa but is now extinct in the wild.
- The Barbary macaque is a species of monkey found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria.
- The Barbary fig is a type of prickly pear native to North Africa.
- The Barbary coast is a region of North Africa extending from Tunisia to Morocco.
- The Barbary sheep is a wild sheep native to North Africa.
- The Barbary dove is a bird native to North Africa.
- The Barbary falcon is a type of falcon native to North Africa.
- The Barbary stag is a species of deer native to North Africa.
barbary Meaning
barbary (n)
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
barbary (n.)
The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.
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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 centuriesThe countries
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The Barbary corsairs were notorious pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean Sea.
The Barbary wars were fought between the United States and the Barbary states over piracy and extortion.
The Barbary lion was once found throughout North Africa but is now extinct in the wild.
The Barbary macaque is a species of monkey found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria.
