/berr"beuhr/ , n.
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.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Berbers or their language.
[ 1835-45; barbar bárbaros; see BARBAROUS ]