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Barbarossa
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— see frederick i
Barbarossa
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Bar·ba·ros·sa
| \ ˌbär-bə-ˈrä-sə
, -ˈrȯ-\
, -ˈrȯ-\
Definition of Barbarossa (Entry 2 of 2)
died 1546 Khayr ad-Dīn Greek-Ottoman pirate and admiral
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