Associations to the word «Barbarossa»

Wiktionary

BARBAROSSA, proper noun. A nickname of several historical characters
BARBAROSSA, proper noun. Operation Barbarossa: The nickname of the 1941 Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II.

Dictionary definition

BARBAROSSA, noun. Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190).
BARBAROSSA, noun. Barbary pirate (died in 1546).

Wise words

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