Thesaurus: barbary

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1. n. 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.
2. 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 (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
3. The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to theAtlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind ofpigeon. Barbary ape (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africaand Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It isvery commonly trained by showmen.
4. n. 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