Turkish corsair

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

They came from Algeria, which was nominally in the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire.

Noun[edit]

Turkish corsair (plural Turkish corsairs)

  1. (historical) A Barbary pirate.
  2. (historical) The ship of a Barbary pirate.

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