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单词 barbary coast
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Barbary Coast


noun

the Mediterranean coastline of the former Barbary States: former pirate refuge.
the waterfront district of San Francisco in the 19th century, notorious for its cheap bars and nightclubs, prostitutes, gambling houses, and high incidence of crime.

Words nearby Barbary Coast

Barbarossa I, Barbarossa II, barbarous, Barbary, Barbary ape, Barbary Coast, Barbary Coast Wars, Barbary fig, Barbary sheep, Barbary States, barbasco
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British Dictionary definitions for Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

noun

the Barbary Coast a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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