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Noun: Barbarossa  ,baa(r)-bu'ró-su
  1. Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1122-1190)
    - Frederick I, Frederick Barbarossa
     
  2. Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
    - Hayreddin Barbarossa, Khayr ad-Din

Type of: Barbary pirate, corsair, Holy Roman Emperor

Encyclopedia: Barbarossa, Luca