Liberia
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Liberia¹
- /laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/ UK
- /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə, -ɪɹiə
Where it comes from
From Latin līber (“free”) + English -ia (“place”). The name was applied to the West African territory settled under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, from which the modern republic developed.
proper noun
- A country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Monrovia as its capital. Official name: Republic of Liberia. Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa.
Liberia²
- /laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/ UK
- /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə, -ɪɹiə
proper noun
- The provincial capital of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: madagascar, liberian, monrovia, libya, tajikistan, latvia, libyan, sierra, country, ria, liberians, unomil, grain coast, pepper coast, guinea, togo
Translations
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name country in Western Africa
| Español | Liberia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라이베리아 Raiberia |
| 日本語 | リベリア Riberia |
| 中文 | 利比里亞 Lìbǐlǐyà |
| हिन्दी | लाइबेरिया lāiberiyā |
| Kiswahili | Liberia, Uliberi |
| Português | Libéria |
| Français | Libéria |
| Deutsch | Liberia |
| Italiano | Liberia |
| Ελληνικά | Λιβερία Livería |
| Română | Liberia |
| Русский | Либе́рия Libérija |
| Tiếng Việt | Li-bê-ri-a |
| العربية | لِيبِيرِيَا libīriyā, لَيْبِيرْيَا laybīryā |
| עברית | לִיבֶּרְיָה libérya |
Talk about this word "Liberia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liberia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Liberia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liberia "Liberia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liberia.Cite this
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title = {Liberia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liberia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
