Liberia

//laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia.

    "Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa."

  2. 2
    The provincial capital of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Etymology

From Latin līber (“free”) + -ia (“place”).

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