Berber

English

noun
Definitions
  • A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.

Etymology

Derived from Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (Berber) derived from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (foreign, strange, non-Greek, barbarian, Barbarian, foreigner, non-Greek-speaking).

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Ancient Greek

βάρβαρος

Gloss

foreign, strange, non-Greek, barbarian, Barbarian, foreigner, non-Greek-speaking

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