barbarossa

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barbarossa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Barbarossa
      n 1: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to
           the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
           [syn: Frederick I, Frederick Barbarossa, Barbarossa]
      2: Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: Barbarossa, Khayr ad-   Din
         ]