English Explanatory Dictionary

Turkish corsair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Barbary pirate.
  2. The ship of a Barbary pirate.

Word forms

Turkish corsair Turkish corsairs

Etymology

Named for their place of origin, Algeria, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire.

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