/ Dictionary / Index B Barbary States: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bar'bary States' Pronunciation: [key] the name for Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli when they were centers of corsair activity, c1520–1830. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Barbary sheep barbasco Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language