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BARBAROSSA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Barbary pirate (died in 1546)

Synonyms:

Barbarossa; Khayr ad-Din

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Barbary pirate; corsair (a pirate along the Barbary Coast)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)

Synonyms:

Barbarossa; Frederick Barbarossa; Frederick I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Holy Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire)

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