'Barbary' definitions:
Definition of 'Barbary'
From: WordNet
noun
A region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
Definition of 'Barbary'
From: GCIDE
- Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. [1913 Webster]
- Barbary ape (Zool.), an ape (Macacus innuus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen. [1913 Webster]