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Barbary Coast
–noun
| 1. | the Mediterranean coastline of the former Barbary States: former pirate refuge. |
| 2. | the waterfront district of San Francisco in the 19th century, notorious for its cheap bars and nightclubs, prostitutes, gambling houses, and high incidence of crime. |
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Barbary Coast
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| barbary coast | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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!" |
| 2. | the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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