Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]

The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.]

Also, a kind of pigeon.

Barbary ape (Zo["o]l.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)