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1. 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
   - Barbary, Berbery, Berber Coast
    
2. The Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
   - Berber Coast
    
3. A part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)
   "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"

Type of: city district, coast, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore

Part of: Africa

Encyclopedia: Barbary Coast, San Francisco, California