Kimberley

American  

[kim-ber-lee] / ˈkɪm bər li /

noun

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

2. Also Kimberly. a female given name.

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Kimberley British  

/ ˈkɪmbəlɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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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Example Sentences

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

"The Chamber assessed Mr Al Hassan's liability for reparations at approximately 7,250,000 euros, equivalent to 4,755,688,250 CFA francs," said presiding judge Kimberley Prost.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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

It originated from what scientists consider Australia's first 'Great Barrier Reef,' a Devonian era reef system located in the Kimberley region of northern WA.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Kit kept her word to Mr. Kimberley and threw herself so diligently into the school work that the children were bewildered.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare