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Kabyle

American  
[kuh-bahyl] / kəˈbaɪl /

noun

  1. a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.

  2. the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.


Kabyle British  
/ kəˈbaɪl /

noun

  1. a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria

  2. the dialect of Berber spoken by this people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Kabyle

1730–40; < Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

Example Sentences

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Christophe Gleizes, who is 36, was sentenced on Sunday, after being found guilty of holding exchanges with a proponent of self-determination for Algeria's Kabyle minority.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

A year earlier, at least 42 people were killed in blazes - including 25 soldiers called in to help fight the fires in the mountainous Kabyle region that is dotted with villages.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

It counted 41 blazes in 18 wilayas, or regions, as of Monday night, with 21 of them burning around the Kabyle capital of Tizi Ouzou.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

In Sandcastle, the very first character to appear is an Algerian Kabyle jeweler whose name we never learn.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2021

Thanks to his Kabyle constituents, he did business pretty much on his own account and in his own way.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various

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