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Barbary Coast
geographical name Bar·ba·ry Coast \ˈbär-b(ə-)rē\
Definition of BARBARY COAST
1
region N Africa extending from Egypt to the Atlantic & including the former Barbary States (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, & Tripoli) —a chiefly former name
2
section of San Francisco formerly noted as a center of gambling, prostitution, and riotous nightlife —an informal name
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Rhymes with BARBARY COAST
aftermost, ante-post, bottommost, coast-to-coast, command post, easternmost, farthermost, fingerpost, furthermost, headforemost, hithermost, Holy Ghost, innermost, listening post, lowermost, nethermost, northernmost, outermost, parcel post, rudderpost, southernmost, staging post, sternforemost, trading post, undermost, uppermost, uttermost, westernmost, whipping post
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