English to English noun
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a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849) | | Example: we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!
source: wordnet30
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the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates | | source: wordnet30
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