Kimberley

American  

[kim-ber-lee] / ˈkɪm bər li /

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.

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Kimberley British  

/ 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 called: the 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)

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Example Sentences

Capital Economics expects that the central bank could start reducing rates in January as the economy slows, emerging markets economist Kimberley Sperrfechter said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But in the end, we knew how every single part of the business worked," said Kimberley Walsh.

From BBC

Their expert guest on this podcast episode, psychologist Kimberley Wilson, helped Xand understand that "there's no such thing as willpower".

From BBC

Intervention by human rights groups and the UN led to the establishment of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in 2003, which did much to end the sale of so-called "blood diamonds" on the open market.

From BBC

Kimberley Grima regularly lies awake at night, calculating which of her three children – who, like her, all have chronic illnesses – can see their specialists.

From BBC