Barbary Coast
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(noun) the Mediterranean coast of North Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates |
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Related Words: coast, seacoast, seashore |
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(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!" |
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Related Words: city district |
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