Berber
pronunciation
How to pronounce Berber in British English:
UK [ˈbə:bə]
How to pronounce Berber in American English:
US [ˈbɚbɚ]
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- Noun:
- a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
- an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
- a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
Word Origin
- Berber
- 1820 (n.); 1832 (adj.), from Arabic name for the peoples living west of Egypt; perhaps ultimately from Greek barbaros "barbarians" (see Barbary).
Example
- 1. Berber language recognized as an official language of algeria .
- 2. Portrait of the dancer anita berber .
- 3. He 's talking about the carpet . Berber ? What are you ? The rug doctor ?
- 4. A member of a moslem people of mixed berber and arab descent , now living chiefly in northwest africa .
- 5. In the cave under a friend 's traditional berber house , henshir shares tea and homemade bread .