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

(historical) The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
  [King of] Moro[cco]. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary,
  How can ye ſuffer theſe indignities?

Derived terms

Translations

Mediterranean North Africa

Dutch: Barbarije f
Finnish: Berberia (fi)
French: Berbérie f
German: Berberei f, Barbareskenstaaten m or pl
Greek: Μπαρμπαριά (el) f (Barmpariá)
Irish: An Bharbair f
Latin: please add this translation if you can
Manx: Yn Varbeyr f
Polish: Berberia (pl) f
Portuguese: Berbéria f, Berberia (pt) f
Spanish: Berbería (es) f

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