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Definition of Barbarossa
1. Noun. Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190).
2. Noun. Barbary pirate (died in 1546).
Definition of Barbarossa
1. Proper noun. A nickname of several historical characters ¹
2. Proper noun. Operation Barbarossa The nickname of the Nazi invasion of Russia in World War II ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbarossa
Literary usage of Barbarossa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"In August, 1536, barbarossa made a sudden attack upon Calabria. ... The same fear
prevailed there in 1543, when barbarossa ravaged Calabria. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"In August, 1536, barbarossa made a sudden attack upon Calabria. ... The same fear
prevailed there in 1543, when barbarossa ravaged Calabria. ..."
3. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"barbarossa now to the Turkish sultan to attack Tunis on Dee of vindicating ...
The use of his name, however, enabled barbarossa to enter Tunis in triumph, ..."
4. Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1250 by William Stubbs (1908)
"CHAPTER XI The accession of Frederick barbarossa—Condition of Italy—The situation
in Germany—Frederick's first and second expeditions to Italy—The diet at ..."
5. Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq: Interspersed with Characters and by Thomas Davies (1818)
"Dr. Browne's barbarossa and Athelstan Some observations on them The ...
Browne's tragedies of barbarossa and Athelstan were successively acted under the ..."
6. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1858)
"CHAPTER V. CONRAD OF HOHENZOLLERN ; AND KAISER barbarossa. ... Conrad's purpose
is to find barbarossa, and seek fortune under him. ..."
7. Why Italy Entered Into the Great War, by Luigi Carnovale by Luigi Carnovale (1917)
"barbarossa takes a frightful revenge, besieges the smallest town, Crema. ...
The Archbishop Cristiano of Magonza, plenipotentiary of barbarossa in Italy, ..."
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