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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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

congresslower houserepublic of liberiasenateupper house

Example

More examples

"They called their new country the Republic of Liberia."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

republic of liberia

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