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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar Barbar the people of Barbary.] 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. {Barbary ape} (Zo["o]l.), an ape ({Macacus innus}) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Barbary n : a region of North Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries [syn: {Barbary}]
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