ˈbərbər; ˈbə̄bə(r), ˈbəib- noun
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Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Arabic Barbar
1. : a member of a Caucasoid people of northern Africa west of Tripoli closely related to southern Europeans, Egyptians, and Ethiopians
2. : a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising languages spoken by minorities in No. Africa and the Sahara
3. : any one of the Berber languages or the whole group considered as one language with numerous dialects