Definition of BARBARY

barbary

Noun

  • 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

Adj

  • barbarian; non-Christian

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English barbarye (“barbarian, non-Christian”), from Old French [Term?] and Medieval Latin [Term?].

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