Kimberley
Americannoun
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a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
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Also Kimberly. a female given name.
noun
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a city in central South Africa; the capital of Northern Cape province: besieged (1899–1900) for 126 days during the Boer War; diamond-mining and -marketing centre, with heavy engineering works. Pop: 62 526 (2001)
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Also called: the Kimberleys. a plateau region of NW Australia, in N Western Australia: consists of rugged mountains surrounded by grassland. Area: about 360 000 sq km (140 000 sq miles)
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Spending a year as a deckhand is a family tradition for Salter, the creative director of Paspaley, a family business that was founded over 90 years ago and cultures rare pearls off Australia’s Kimberley coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Also charged in the case was Kimberley Pifer, who allegedly impersonated Jett and married Von Ferdinand using Jett’s name, according to Stephan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"When I think about how my life was before my diagnosis, it was so chaotic," Kimberley said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
"I started becoming really erratic in my thinking style, having delusional ideas, speaking really fast, becoming very irritable," Kimberley said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Mr. Kimberley himself! How did you ever dare, Kit?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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