berberi

Definition of berberi in English English dictionary
Berber: Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language
Berber: A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa
Berber: An ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa
Berber: {i} member of any of a number of peoples living in northern Africa; any of the languages spoken by the Berbers
Berber: Berber means belonging or relating to a particular Muslim people in North Africa, or to their language or customs. A Berber is a person from the Berber community. Any member of a community native to the Maghrib who speaks one of various Berber languages, including Tamazight, Tashahit, and Tarifit. Berber-speakers were the original inhabitants of North Africa, though many regions succumbed to colonization by the Roman Republic and Empire and later (from the 7th century AD) to conquest by the Arabs. Berbers gradually accepted Islam, and many switched to Arabic or became bilingual. Berber languages are still spoken in some rural and mountain areas of Morocco and Algeria and by some inhabitants of Tunisia and Libya. Since the 1990s Berber intellectuals have sought to revive interest in the language. The Berber-speaking Almoravid and Almohad dynasties built empires in North Africa and Spain in the 11th-13th centuries. See also Abd el-Krim; Kabyle; Rif
Berber: A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria
berber: A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; called also Kabyles
berber: Berber, an ethnic group
berber: an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa
berber: a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
berber: Also, the language spoken by this people
berber: a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco
berber: - A carpet constructed with course yarns having randomly spaced flecks of color against a background of base color Currently, this term has expanded to describe many level or multi-level loop carpet styles
berber: A loose term given to various peoples who have inhabited North Africa since before the 7th century Arab conquest of the region (including the Kabyles of Algeria, the Rifains of Morocco and the Touaregs of the Saharan regions)
berber: a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
berber: Race of dark-skinned North African people Lived in Morocco before the influences of Arabic and Islamic culture reached the area
berber: Carpeting using flecked yarns and loop styles from large nubby to small tight loops
berber: Loop-pile carpet tufted with thick yarn, such as wool, nylon or olefin Often having random specks of color in contrast to a base hue, this floor covering has a full, comfortable feel, while maintaining an informal, casual look Currently, this term has expanded to describe many level or multi-level loop carpet styles
berber: A loop-pile carpet that offers great durability, a full comfortable texture and a casual, informal look Often, these carpets incorporate flecks of color that contrast with the primary hue The term Berber has expanded to include many level and multi-level loop carpet styles