Libya

[ lib-ee-uh ]

/ ˈlɪb i ə /

noun

Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.

Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). Capital: Tripoli.

Example sentences from the Web for libya

The safety of American personnel at the American consulate in Libya was undermined by a “stand down order.”

Congress Debunks Congress’s Nuttiest Benghazi Theories |Ben Jacobs |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Maybe giving Deborah K. Jones, our Ambassador to Libya, a 9mm SIG Sauer and a pair of nunchucks.

The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns |P. J. O’Rourke |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The recruits will be returning to Libya in the coming days,” a spokesman said.

Libyan Troops Go Wild in England |Nico Hines |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The influx is due to a number of factors, starting with the lack of control in Libya,” he said.

Britain’s Let-Em-All-Die Policy |Nico Hines, Barbie Latza Nadeau |November 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Before Matthew VanDyke was a gun-toting rebel in Libya, he was just a 29-year-old with OCD, afraid of sugar.

‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film |Lloyd Grove |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Libya,” said the inquirer, and pushed back suddenly, as if frightened.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
For thy sake I suffer the wrath of the princes of Libya and of my own people; and if286 thou leavest me, for what should I live?

Stories of the Old world |Alfred John Church
They are frequently met with in Libya, and there are three contiguous to Egypt, and dependent upon it.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) |Strabo
We became masters of the dry Libya by the last will of king Apion.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus |Ammianus Marcellinus
He himself, with his son Iulus and his friend Achates, was driven out of his course and carried to the shores of Libya.

Half a Hundred Hero Tales |Various

British Dictionary definitions for libya

Libya

/ (ˈlɪbɪə) /

noun

a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta led by Colonel Gaddafi in 1969; Gaddafi's authoritarian regime overthrown in 2011 following a popular uprising. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 6 002 347 (2013 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles) Official name: Al-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma

Cultural definitions for libya

Libya

Nation in northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Egypt (see also Egypt) to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli.

notes for Libya

Under the leadership of Muammar Qaddafi, Libya pursued a policy of openly supporting and abetting terrorists around the world. This policy made Libya an outcast state with few friends outside the Arab world. Recently, Qaddafi has claimed that he now disavows terrorism.

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