BARBARY

Meaning of BARBARY in English

( 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BARBARY — (n.) The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. …
Английский словарь Webster
BARBARY — /bahr"beuh ree/ , n. a region in N Africa, extending from W of Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean and including …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBARY — n. region of northern Africa stretching from western Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean
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BARBARY — noun the countries on the north coast of africa from egypt to the atlantic. hence: a barbary horse; a barb. …
Webster English vocab
BARBARY — also called Barbary States former designation for the coastal region of North Africa bounded by Egypt (east), by the Atlantic …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARBARY — Barbary BrE AmE ˈbɑːb ə r‿i AmE \ ˈbɑːrb- ▶ ˌ Barbary ˈ ape BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARBARY — n. aoudad sheep Barbary sheep Barbary ape Barbary macaque Barbary sheep Barbary Coast
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARBARY MACAQUE — noun see: Barbary ape
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARBARY APE — noun Etymology: Barbary, Africa Date: 1791 a tailless monkey ( Macaca sylvanus ) of northern Africa and Gibraltar
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARBARY MACAQUE — Tailless, terrestrial monkey ( Macaca sylvana ) found in groups in Algeria and Morocco and on the Rock of Gibraltar. …
Английский словарь Британика
BARBARY COAST — Mediterranean coastal region, North Africa. It extends from Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean. Once part of Vandals in the 5th …
Английский словарь Британика
BARBARY COAST — noun Usage: usually capitalized B & often capitalized C Etymology: from the Barbary Coast, former notorious vice-ridden section of San …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBARY APE — ˈbärb(ə)rē-, ˈbȧb-, -ri- noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: from Barbary, coastal region in northern Africa : a tailless monkey …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBARY COAST WARS — U.S. Hist. wars fought along the coast of North Africa 1801-15 over the harassment of U.S. ships despite the payment …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBARY COAST — 1. the Mediterranean coastline of the former Barbary States: former pirate refuge. 2. the waterfront district of San Francisco in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARBARY MACAQUE — see Barbary ape
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBARY APE — noun Etymology: Barbary, Africa Date: 1791 : a tailless monkey ( Macaca sylvanus ) of northern Africa and Gibraltar — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARBARY APE — Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvana). also called Magot (Macaca sylvana), tailless, terrestrial macaque (q.v.) found in bands in Algeria, Morocco, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARBARY MACAQUE — Tailless, terrestrial monkey ( Macaca sylvana ) found in groups in Algeria and Morocco and on the Rock of Gibraltar. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BARB — I. noun see: beard Date: 14th century a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALGERIA — officially Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria Country, North Africa. Area: 919,595 sq mi (2,381,741 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 31,261,000. …
Английский словарь Британика
TRIPOLITAN — I. trə̇ˈpälət ə n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: tripolitan back-formation from Tripolitania; tripolitanian from Tripolitania + English -an 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARBARESQUE — I. |bärbə|resk adjective Etymology: French, from Italian barbaresco, from Barbaria, Barberia Barbary, coastal region of northern Africa + Italian -esco …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARB — I. ˈbärb, ˈbȧb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English barbe barb, beard, from Middle French, from Latin barba — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALGERIAN — I. (ˈ)al|jirēən, -ēr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French algérien, from Algérie Algeria, Africa 1. : of, relating to, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARB (12) — (n.) The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
Английский словарь Webster
BARB — ( n. ) The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRIPOLITAN WAR — a war (1801-05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARB — barb 1 /bahrb/ , n. 1. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRIPOLITAN WAR — war fought in 1801-05 between the Barbary states and the United States after the United States refused to pay to …
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BARB — noun a bit for a horse. 2. barb ·vt to shave or dress the beard of. 3. barb ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
GIBRALTAR — British colony occupying a narrow peninsula of Spain's southern Mediterranean coast, just northeast of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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