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Libyan

[ lib-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Libya.
  2. a Berber language of ancient Libya.

ˈⲹ

/ ˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Libya, its people, or its language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Libya
  2. the extinct Hamitic language of ancient Libya
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·پ-·· adjective noun
  • -·· adjective noun
  • ٰԲ-·· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Libyan1

First recorded in 1535–45; Liby(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

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This is a reference to the decision by late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to dismantle his entire nuclear programme in 2003 in return for getting sanctions lifted.

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Libyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country's ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered them to close their offices.

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A Libyan writer and politician who published documents linking his country's intelligence service to the Lockerbie bombing has been arrested on national security charges.

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A copy of one of the Libyan documents, seen by the BBC, records its subject matter as: "Experiments on the use of the suitcase and testing its effectiveness."

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According to the FBI, Masud said he had worked for the Libyan intelligence service and admitted building the device which brought down Pan Am Flight 103.

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