barbary coast
geographical name(Bar-ba-ry Coast)
region of northern Africa extending from Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former Barbary States (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli)—a chiefly former name
barbary coast
geographical name(Bar-ba-ry Coast)
section of San Francisco formerly noted as a center of gambling, prostitution, and riotous nightlife —an informal name