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Barbary Coast

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Noun

1. barbary coast

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)

Example Sentences:
'we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!'

2. barbary coast

the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates

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Barbary Coast

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noun
the Barbary Coast

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Barbary Coast

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1. 
coastal region of N Africa, extending from Egypt to the Atlantic, inhabited chiefly by Berbers and once (until early 19th cent.) dominated by pirates
: also called Barbary
2. 
the waterfront district in San Francisco from the gold rush of 1849 to the earthquake of 1906, known for its saloons, gambling places, & brothels

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Barbary Coast

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1. The Mediterranean coastal area of Barbary and the Barbary States.
2. A waterfront area of San Francisco, California, in the years after the 1849 gold rush. It was notorious for its gambling dens, saloons, brothels, and disreputable boarding houses.

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