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Libyan

//ˈlɪbi.ən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Libya. not-comparable

    "More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Libya or its people wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Libyan Arabic language.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

    "No one in Faya forgets that French air force raids drove the Libyans out of Faya, prompting them to abandon their tanks with less than Gaddafian revolutionary zeal and hightail it back home on foot."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Libya wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Etymology 2

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Etymology 3

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

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