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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 383 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BARBARY , the See also:

general designation of that See also:

PART

part of See also:

NORTHERN

northern See also:

Africa bounded E. by See also:

EGYPT

Egypt, W. by the See also:

ATLANTIC

Atlantic, S. by the See also:

SAHARA

Sahara and N. by the Mediterranean, comprising the states of See also:

MOROCCO

Morocco, See also:

Algeria, See also:

TUNISIA (Regency of Tunis)

Tunisia and See also:

Tripoli . The name is derived from the See also:

BERBERS

Berbers, the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief inhabitants of the region .

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