"Barbaresque" refers to something or someone that is related to or characteristic of the Barbary States, which were located along the North African coast in the 16th to 18th centuries. Some synonyms for "Barbaresque" include "Moorish," which relates to the Moors, a group of Muslims who invaded and conquered parts of North Africa and Spain in the Middle Ages. Another synonym is "Maghrebian," which relates to the region including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. "Berber" is also a synonym, referring to the indigenous people of North Africa who have distinct cultural and linguistic characteristics. "Corsair" is another synonym for "Barbaresque," relating to the pirates who preyed on European ships in the Mediterranean in the 16th to 18th centuries.