Definition of Barbary in English:
Barbary
(also Barbary States)
proper nounˈbɑːbəriˈbɑrbəri
A former name for the Saracen countries of north and north-western Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.
巴巴里诸国（非洲北部和西北部穆斯林国家以及摩尔西班牙的原称）。比较MAGHRIB
Compare with Maghreb
Origin
Based on Arabic barbar (see Berber).
Definition of Barbary in US English:
Barbary
(also Barbary States)
proper nounˈbärbərēˈbɑrbəri
A former name for the Saracen countries of north and northwestern Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.
巴巴里诸国（非洲北部和西北部穆斯林国家以及摩尔西班牙的原称）。比较MAGHRIB
Compare with Maghreb
Origin
Based on Arabic barbar (see Berber).