Kimberley

[ kim-ber-lee ]

/ ˈkɪm bər li /

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noun

a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.

Also Kim·ber·ly. a female given name.

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Words nearby Kimberley

Kilung, Kilvert, Kim, Kimball, kimbap, Kimberley, kimberlite, Kimbundu, kimchi, Kim Dae Jung, Kim Il Sung

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How to use Kimberley in a sentence

The Kimberley Process includes 85 countries, as well as industry and civil-society bodies, and the specificity of its definition has felt problematic and arbitrary in the past.
Are Russian diamonds now conflict diamonds? Depends on who you ask|Samanth Subramanian|June 21, 2022|Quartz
Kimberley and Samantha’s treatment was based on the different symptoms showed during their illness.
Two New Moms Died From Catastrophic Herpes. Did the Same Doctor Give It to Them?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
In the 1870s, the situation changed because of giant open-pit mines in and around Kimberley, South Africa.
As Germany Acknowledges Its Colonial-Era Genocide in Namibia, the Brutal Legacy of Diamond Mining Still Needs a Reckoning|Steven Press|June 10, 2021|Time
A new Kimberley Process working group to monitor CAR might help focus attention on the guilty and choke the diamond flow.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants|Christopher Day|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Kimberley Process for tracking conflict diamonds officially suspended CAR one year ago.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants|Christopher Day|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What I'm prepared to do....is to run this story and keep Kimberley name out of it.
Prosecutors Allege Affair Between Rebekah Brooks And Andy Coulson|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the long and tense exchange Coulson tells the home secretary that he knows about his affair with Kimberley Quinn.
Prosecutors Allege Affair Between Rebekah Brooks And Andy Coulson|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Kari, be strong and hold on to your beautiful children,” wrote Kimberley.
Military Wives Rally Around Wife of Accused Afghanistan Shooter Robert Bales|Jesse Ellison|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I used to have my letters addressed there, poste restante, and call in for them when I happened to be in Kimberley.
Uncanny Tales|Various
I was going down to Kimberley too, so of course we went together, and were quite old friends by the time we reached that city.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The approach to Kimberley with its mine shafts and hills of blue dust reminded me of the Black Country.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
It was impossible to be in Kimberley and not to become involved in the endless political discussions of clubs and dinner tables.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
When he was there and had 400 Boers in his grasp he received a message ordering him back to Kimberley at once.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young

British Dictionary definitions for Kimberley

Kimberley

/ (ˈkɪmbəlɪ) /

noun

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)

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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