Barbary Coast

noun

1. the Mediterranean coastline of the former Barbary States: former pirate refuge.
2. the waterfront district of San Francisco in the 19th century, notorious for its cheap bars and nightclubs, prostitutes, gambling houses, and high incidence of crime.

Barbary Coast

noun

1. the Barbary Coast
   a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries

Example Sentences

Barbary macaques are native to the Barbary Coast, the historic name given to coastal regions of North Africa.

From National Geographic

A Barbary Coast gambler loves his new saloon singer, then loses her in the 1906 earthquake panic.

From Los Angeles Times

A Barbary Coast madam’s illegitimate son, a district attorney, tries her for murder.

From Los Angeles Times

The Barbary Coast Dispensary lounge, probably the best known, has plush, red leather booths, flocked wallpaper and dark wood paneling that harken back to high-end speakeasies from the city’s storied past.

From Los Angeles Times

Disney had toyed on and off over the decades with expanding into the area, seemingly coming close in the 1980s with a project that would have taken inspiration from the Barbary Coast called Discovery Bay.

From Los Angeles Times