Barbary
Pronunciation : Bar"ba*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Barbary ape (Zo?l.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913