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Berber

[ bur-ber ]
/ ˈbɜr bər /
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noun
a member of a group of North African tribes living in Barbary and the Sahara.
a subfamily of Afro-Asiatic, consisting of the languages of the Berbers, including Tuareg and Kabyle.
adjective
of or relating to the Berbers or their language.
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Origin of Berber

1835–45; <Arabic barbar<Greek bárbaros;see barbarous
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British Dictionary definitions for Berber

Berber
/ (ˈbɜːbə) /

noun
a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of N Africa
the language of this people, forming a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. There are extensive differences between dialects
adjective
of or relating to this people or their language
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