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protagonist (iou) and Barbary Coast (sh)


protagonist (iou)



protagonist noun. L17.
[Greek protagonistes, formed as PROTO- + AGONISTES.]
The chief person in a drama; the principal character or (usu. in pl.) any of the leading characters in a play, novel, narrative poem, etc. L17.
A. Toffler This book..had change as its protagonist.
The leading person in a contest; a prominent supporter or champion of a cause; in pl., the most prominent or most important individuals in a situation or course of events. M19.
L. Strachey New protagonistsMr. Gladstone and Mr. Disraelistruggled together in the limelight.
[Prob. from confusion of 1st syllable with PRO-1.] A proponent or advocate of a method, idea, or course of action. M20.
S. Biko Protagonists of the bantustan theory. F. Weldon A great protagonist of open decision making.
protagonism noun (rare) the defence or advocacy of a cause, idea, etc. E20.

Barbary Coast (sh)




Mediterranean coastal region, North Africa.

It extends from Egypt to the Atlantic Ocean. Once part of Roman Africa, the region was overrun by Vandals in the 5th century AD. Reconquered by the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) งใ AD 533, it was overcome by Arabs during the 7th century and was eventually broken up into the independent Muslim polities known collectively as the Barbary states (Morocco, Algeria [Algiers], Tunisia [Tunis], and Libya [Tripoli]). For centuries the coast was notorious as a haven for pirates, who ravaged shipping and collected tribute from European states. After the U.S. war with Tripoli (see Tripolitan War), the U.S. expedition to Algiers (1815), and the bombardment of Algiers by the British (1816), the pirates ceased exacting tribute.