adj
Meaning 1
barbarian; non-Christian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
Barbary
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/
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name
Meaning 2
The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Etymology
From Middle English barbarye (“barbarian, non-Christian”), from Old French [Term?] and Medieval Latin [Term?].
From Berber + -y, influenced by barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”). See also Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: Barbarije — Mediterranean North Africa
- Finnish: Berberia — Mediterranean North Africa
- French: Berbérie — Mediterranean North Africa
- German: Berberei — Mediterranean North Africa
- German: Barbareskenstaaten — Mediterranean North Africa
- Greek: Μπαρμπαριά (Barmpariá) — Mediterranean North Africa
- Irish: An Bharbair — Mediterranean North Africa
- Latin: Barbarīa — Mediterranean North Africa
- Manx: Yn Varbeyr — Mediterranean North Africa
- Polish: Berberia — Mediterranean North Africa
- Portuguese: Berbéria — Mediterranean North Africa
- Portuguese: Berberia — Mediterranean North Africa
- Spanish: Berbería — Mediterranean North Africa