Barbary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Barbary ape} (Zool.), an ape ({Macacus innuus}) of north
        Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey
        inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Barbary
       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