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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In 2003, a United Nations-backed international diamond certification scheme, the Kimberley Process, was launched in order to prevent conflict stones from entering the mainstream diamond market.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"An El Nino is likely, but the strength and duration are still uncertain," said Kimberley Reid, a research fellow in atmospheric sciences at the University of Melbourne.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
First quarter gross domestic product data were weak, which could prompt a rate cut, said Kimberley Sperrfechter, senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
When a family liaison officer, Mark Kimberley, arrived with a colleague, Elaine said they "looked shocked" to learn she had been told her partner had died in a road traffic accident.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“Mr. Kimberley himself! How did you ever dare, Kit?”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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