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Barbarossa

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Bar·ba·ros·sa 1  (bärb-rs, -rôs) European name for Khair ed-Din. Died 1546.
Greek-born Turkish corsair who with his brother Arouj (died 1518) ravaged the coasts of Spain, Italy, and Greece.
Bar·ba·ros·sa 2  (bärb-rs, -rôs)
See Frederick I.
Barbarossa [ˌbɑːbəˈrɒsə]
n
1. (Biographies) the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I See Frederick Barbarossa
2. (Biographies / (1465-1546) M, Turkish, CRIME AND POLICING: pirate, MILITARY: admiral) real name Khair ed-Din. c. 1465-1546, Turkish pirate and admiral: conquered Tunis for the Ottomans (1534)
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Noun1.BarbarossaBarbarossa - Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick I
2.Barbarossa - Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
Khayr ad-Din


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I wonder what the Barbarossa is doing," he went on, "She's my old ship.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
Billy did not start immediately after they had said good-by, and he and Saxon, heads over shoulders, watched the roused Barbarossa plunging mutinously on toward Santa Rosa.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
One ought, indeed, to turn away from her rags, her poverty and her humiliation, and think of her only as she was when she sunk the fleets of Charlemagne; when she humbled Frederick Barbarossa or waved her victorious banners above the battlements of Constantinople.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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