Barbary

See also: barbary

English

Alternative forms

• Barbarie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Berber, influenced by barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/

Proper noun

Barbary

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

Translations

Mediterranean North Africa

• Dutch: Barbarije f
• Finnish: Berberia (fi)
• French: Berbérie f
• German: Berberei f, Barbareskenstaaten m or pl
• Irish: An Bharbair f
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• Manx: Yn Varbeyr f
• Polish: Berberia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Berbéria f, Berberia (pt) f
• Spanish: Berbería (es) f