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Bar⋅ba⋅ros⋅sa

[bahr-buh-ros-uh]
–noun
1. Frederick. Frederick I (def. 1).
2. the planning and operational code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941).

Barbarossa I

–noun
(Aruj), died 1518, Barbary pirate, born in Greece.

Barbarossa II

–noun
(Khair ed-Din), c1466–1546, Barbary pirate, born in Greece (brother of Barbarossa I).
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Bar·ba·ros·sa 1   (bär'bə-rŏs'ə, -rôs'ə)   
Greek-born Turkish corsair who with his brother Arouj (died 1518) ravaged the coasts of Spain, Italy, and Greece.
Bar·ba·ros·sa 2   (bär'bə-rŏs'ə, -rôs'ə)   
See Frederick I.
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