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Barbary.

The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

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name/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/
  1. The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Berber + -y, influenced by barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”). See also Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”).

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