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noun
1.
a member of a group of North African tribes living in Barbary and the Sahara.
2.
a subfamily of Afro-Asiatic, consisting of the languages of the Berbers, including Tuareg and Kabyle.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the Berbers or their
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Origin:
1835–45;
<
Arabic
barbar
<
Greek
bárbaros;
see
barbarous
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Berber
(ˈbɜːbə)
—
n
1.
a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of N Africa
2.
the language of this people, forming a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. There are extensive differences between dialects
—
adj
3.
of or relating to this people or their language
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Berber
1842, from Arabic name for aboriginal people west and south of Egypt; perhaps ultimately from Gk. barbaros "barbarians" (see
Barbary
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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