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单词 Barbary pirate
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Barbary pirate
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Barbary pirate: Barbary pirates
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Thomas Jefferson faced an international crisis when Barbary pirates, from North Africa, seized hundreds of American sailors from the merchant marine.
The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016)
Excavators found a cul-de-sac crammed with human skeletons, possibly victims of attacks by Barbary pirates looking for slaves and booty.
Wall Street Journal(May 19, 2016)
Barbary pirates had their headquarters here in the 16th century, preying on European shipping and imprisoning many, including Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
US News(Jun 08, 2015)
n a pirate along the Barbary Coast
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Khayr ad-Din
Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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