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Barbarossa

biographical name

Definition of Barbarossa

— see frederick i

Barbarossa

biographical name Bar·ba·ros·sa \ ˌbär-bə-ˈrä-sə , -ˈrȯ- \

Definition of Barbarossa

died 1546 Khayr ad-Dīn Greek-Ottoman pirate and admiral

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