barbary

Bar·ba·ry

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahr-buh-ree]
- /ˈbɑr bə ri/
- /ˈbɑː.bə.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-buh-ree]
- /ˈbɑr bə ri/

Definitions of barbary word

noun barbary a historic name for a region of N Africa extending from W Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former Barbary States of Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco 3
noun barbary a region in N Africa, extending from W of Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean and including the former Barbary States. 1
noun barbary Barbarian; non-Christian. 1

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Parts of speech for Barbary

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conjunction

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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