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barbary coast meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of barbary coast at MeaningMonkey.org. barbary coast meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.BARBARY COAST noun
Definition of Barbary Coast (noun)
- 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!"
- the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
Source: Princeton University Wordnet