Libyan
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Libyan
- /ˈlɪbi.ən/
Rhymes with -ɪbiən
Where it comes from
From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Libya. 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.
noun Libyans
- 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.
proper noun
- The Libyan Arabic language.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tripoli, libya, liberia, gaddafi, jamahiriya, country, grass-roots, mass, public, jana, libby, kissinger, lippi, liberian, liberlandish, ghadamesian
Translations
Talk about this word "Libyan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/libyan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Libyan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/libyan "Libyan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/libyan.Cite this
@misc{libyan_2026,
title = {Libyan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/libyan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
