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What does Barbary mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (historical) 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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The research vessel, a century-old 60-foot gaff-rigged ketch, looks more like it belongs to Barbary pirates than to contemporary scientists.
At some time near the Algerian coast Barbary pirates boarded the ship and its good officers and men walked the plank.
Also known as Barbary sheep, aoudads are horned sheep that exist primarily in the mountains of Africa.
Foolishly, I opted for breast of Barbary duck with fondant potatoes, wilted spinach and a light lentil and butter sauce.
Commercially grown and wild populations of Barbary sheep are legally hunted in New Mexico and Texas.
Galen had worked mainly on Barbary apes, considered closest to the human race.

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