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)
Kimberley in American English
(ˈkɪmbərli)
capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa: diamond-mining center: pop. 80,000