Barbary n. : The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon.

Example:
What are the main differences between an African and a Barbary Lion?

Taxonomy
slaves, pirates, Algiers, piracy, Barbary, captives, Barbary corsairs, North Africa, the pirates, ransom, Tunis, Barbary pirates, Muslim, corsairs, galley slaves, bombardment of Algiers, the Barbary pirates, galleys.

Defination from the web:
Barbary Corsairs, 1615. ... Barbary pirate attacks were common in southern Portugal, south and east Spain, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Corsica, Elba, the Italian ...