BERBER


Meaning of BERBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbər-bər ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Arabic barbar

Date: 1732

1. : a member of any of various peoples living in northern Africa west of Tripoli

2.

a. : a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising languages spoken by various peoples of northern Africa and the Sahara (as the Tuaregs and the Kabyles)

b. : any one of the Berber languages

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.