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Meaning of BARBARY COAST

 
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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the Mediterranean coast of North Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
  2. [n]  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!"
 
 See Also: Barbary, city district, coast, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore

 

 

 

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