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单词 Barbary
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Definition of Barbary in English:

Barbary

(also Barbary States)
proper nounˈbɑːbəriˈbɑrbəri
  • A former name for the Saracen countries of north and north-western Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.

    Compare with Maghreb

Origin

Based on Arabic barbar (see Berber).

Rhymes

barberry
 
 

Definition of Barbary in US English:

Barbary

(also Barbary States)
proper nounˈbärbərēˈbɑrbəri
  • A former name for the Saracen countries of north and northwestern Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.

    Compare with Maghreb

Origin

Based on Arabic barbar (see Berber).

 
 
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