Barbary
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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.
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A former name for the Saracen countries of north and north-western Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.
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