What is the meaning of Barbary Coast?

noun

  • 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. )
    • usage: "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city"
  • The Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates. .
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