'Barbarossa' definitions:
Definition of 'Barbarossa'
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noun
Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn: Frederick I, Frederick Barbarossa, Barbarossa]
noun
Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: Barbarossa, Khayr ad- Din]