Kimberley

[ kim-ber-lee ]

noun

1. a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
2. Also Kimberly. a female given name.

Kimberley

/ ˈkɪmbəlɪ /

noun

1. a city in central South Africa; the capital of Northern Cape province: besieged (1899–1900) for 126 days during the Boer War; diamond-mining and -marketing centre, with heavy engineering works. Pop: 62 526 (2001)
2. Also calledthe Kimberleys a plateau region of NW Australia, in N Western Australia: consists of rugged mountains surrounded by grassland. Area: about 360 000 sq km (140 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Kimberley says she feels "robbed" of her money and time, having spent $440 on her outfit alone.

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Joshua’s mother, Kimberley Bradder, told the inquest she noticed a substantial change in her son’s presentation on 27 June.

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She says she met Team GB canoeist Kimberley Woods who told her she listened to Unwritten before bagging a bronze medal.

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Kimberley has more than a quarter of a million followers on Instagram and she's been sharing her mental health journey on the social media platform to raise awareness of the condition.

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The former midwife spent years living on a cattle station with her husband on the north-western edge of Australia - outside her window, the vast and ruggedly beautiful Kimberley region.

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