Kabyle

[ kuh-bahyl ]

/ kəˈbaɪl /

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noun

a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.

the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.

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Origin of Kabyle

1730–40; <Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

Words nearby Kabyle

ka-boom, kabuki, Kabul, Kabwe, Kabwe 1, Kabyle, kachang puteh, kachcha, Kachera, kachina, kachina doll

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How to use Kabyle in a sentence

Each garden concealed behind its palings the "flower" of Kabyle chivalry, only to be uprooted by the bayonet.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873|Various
The incident is worth mentioning, because it brought into light some of the nobler traits of Kabyle character.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873|Various
Doubtless the subjection of the Jewish woman was not extreme as it is in Kabyle; it was, however, very great.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity|Ali Nomad
Far away one could see the dim outlines of the Kabyle Mountains, and the vague melting of sea and sky into a near horizon.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

When in straits the Kabyle will sell all his worldly goods, save his gun, without the slightest trace of emotion.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for Kabyle

Kabyle

/ (kəˈbaɪl) /

noun

plural -byles or -byle a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria

the dialect of Berber spoken by this people

Word Origin for Kabyle

C19: from Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

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