barbary
Speech parts
1. barbary - Noun
2. barbary - Adjective
3. Barbary - Proper noun
Meaning
The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.
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An investigation has been launched after the Barbary macaque escaped from its own reserve and climbed into the lions’ den.
A map of Europe in 1648, after the Peace of Westphalia Barbary pirates from North Africa became an increasing problem.
But between 1609 and 1614 King Felipe III expelled thousands of Moriscos who had remained in Valencia after the Reconquista, due to their cooperation with Barbary pirates who continually attacked coastal cities and caused much harm to trade.
Fremont-Barnes, Gregory The Wars of the Barbary States, London: Osprey, 2006 page 14. : July The Tripolitan warship Tripolino takes the American merchantman Catherine and enslaves the crew.
Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) were once common throughout but now are few in numbers.
During the reign of Charles II a series of English expeditions won victories over raiding squadrons and mounted attacks on their home ports which permanently ended the Barbary threat to English shipping.