barbarossa

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German - Turkish
n. pr. Barbaros
English - English
A nickname of several historical characters
Operation Barbarossa The nickname of the Nazi invasion of Russia in World War II
orig. Khir later Khayr al-Dn died 1546 Greek Turkish pirate and admiral in the service of the Ottoman Empire. He and his brother Arj, sons of a Turk from Lesbos, hated the Spanish and Portuguese for their attacks on North Africa and took up piracy on the Barbary Coast in hopes of seizing an African domain for themselves. When Arj was killed in 1518, Khir took the title Khayr al-Dn. He offered allegiance to the Ottoman sultan and in return received military aid that enabled him to capture Algiers in 1529. Appointed admiral in chief of the Ottoman Empire (1533), he conquered all of Tunisia. Emperor Charles V captured Tunis in 1535, but Khayr al-Dn defeated his fleet at the Battle of Preveza (1538), securing the eastern Mediterranean for the Turks for 33 years. His red beard was the source of the epithet Barbarossa, used by Europeans
{i} Frederick I (known as Frederick Barbarossa), holy Roman emperor from 1152 to 1190 and king of Germany and Italy; Khayr ad-Din (1483-1546), Greek-born Turkish pirate and admiral of the Turkish fleet who robbed the coasts of Italy and Spain and Greece together with his brother Aruj; operational codename that the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22nd 1941
Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)
Operational code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 (Barbarossa, or "Red Beard" was the nickname for Emperor Frederick I, who attempted to unify Germanic states in the 12th century )
Red wine variety found in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, France and surrounding Balkan region Has many synonym names including Barbaroux, Malaga Rose and Grec Rouge Used to make an aromatic, robust varietal wine with moderate aging potential
Barbary pirate (died in 1546)
barbarossa

    Hyphenation

    Bar·ba·ros·sa

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    (biographical name.) Italian barba, beard + rossa, red
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