barbary

UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/ US /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/

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Definitions

name

The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

[King of] Moro[cco]. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary, How can ye ſuffer theſe indignities?

Have all his ventures fail'd? What! not one hit? From Tripolis, from Mexico, and England; From Lisbon, Barbary, and India?

adj

barbarian; non-Christian

ADJ.

last, live, recorded, social, spotted, still, valiant

VERB + BARBARY

feed, film, see

BARBARY + NOUN

extinct, india, lion, lions, macaques, stag, ye

PREP.

from, in

ADV.

also

[King of] Moro[cco]. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary, How can ye ſuffer theſe indignities?

Wiktionary

Have all his ventures fail'd? What! not one hit? From Tripolis, from Mexico, and England; From Lisbon, Barbary, and India?

Wiktionary

Barbary lions are extinct.

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The Barbary lion is extinct in Kabylie.

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Barbary lions have gone extinct in Algeria.

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Barbary fig produces very expensive oil.

Tatoeba · #9011644

i Register

In some senses, barbary is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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