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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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Among the newer scholars who stoked his wrath were Khayr al-Din al-Ramli and Ibn Hajr al-Haythami; al-Muhibbi, Khulasat, 4: 170.
The mysterious power of words: language, law, and culture in Ottoman ... by Grehan, James / Journal of Social History
When Khayr al-Din al-Tunsi, an enlightened and public-spirited official was in a position to introduce major reforms in the 1870s, he modernized the curriculum of the Zaituna Mosque-University and established a new secondary school, Sadiqi College, modeled after the French lycee.
Political orientations of young Tunisians: the impact of gender by Suleiman, Michael W. / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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