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  • noun an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa

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Examples

  • The Muslims, alarmed by Alfonso's progress, called from Africa the great Yusuf ibn Tashfin (d. 1106), leader of the newly dominant sect of puritanical berbers, the Almoravids.

    2. Castile 2001

  • Report Abuse i think all the berbers of africa should get together once for all and fight againts the arabes again what can i life is that .

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • If you are inferring that Israel was claimed by a distant group of Europeans with the help of former Europeans (US), then you are missing the fact that Jews are the indigenous inhabitants of the land, with small groups of berbers, and other tribes.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • If you are inferring that Israel was claimed by a distant group of Europeans with the help of former Europeans (US), then you are missing the fact that Jews are the indigenous inhabitants of the land, with small groups of berbers, and other tribes.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • The actual berbers use these tangiers 'cos they're portable.

    The Guardian World News Sam Wollaston 2010

  • If you are inferring that Israel was claimed by a distant group of Europeans with the help of former Europeans (US), then you are missing the fact that Jews are the indigenous inhabitants of the land, with small groups of berbers, and other tribes.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • A pure Ethiopian, one with 100% cush DNA, looks NOTHING like a black person and their skin tone is exactly the same as berbers and north Africans.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • The Guardian will be calling the Iranians 'Arabs' next. algerians are not all arabs - some are berbers - but yes it is an arab country.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • The Guardian will be calling the Iranians 'Arabs' next. algerians are not all arabs - some are berbers - but yes it is an arab country.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • Nerds make pilgrimages here and I'm sure they're not disappointed: Most of the berbers live in caves, wear pointy, hooded capes and were extras in the film.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

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