Berber
noun
a member of a group of North African tribes living in Barbary and the Sahara.
Berbers
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pluralof Berber.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Morocco has a substantial population of Berbers, or Amazigh as they prefer to be called - some estimates put it at nearly 40% of the country's population of more than 34 million.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2022
Towns such as Tissint draw their influences from the Berbers, who have lived in North Africa for more than 4,000 years.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Interior Minister Kamel Beldjoud traveled to Kabyle, home of Berbers, to assess the situation.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
The Berbers were hardy, warlike tribesmen living in rugged mountainous regions across North Africa.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Imrán to send back with him to the desert a teacher who should instruct the ignorant Berbers in the laws of Islam.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson
