libya

Definition of Libya in English :

Noun

1. libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya

a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum

socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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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, leading to prolonged violence and instability. 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: 6 374 616 (2017 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles)

Libya

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ancient Greek & Roman name of N Africa, west of Egypt

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country in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: under Turkish domination since 16th cent.; occupied by Italy (1911-43); placed under British and French military rule, it became an independent kingdom (1951) and a republic (1969): 679,358 sq mi (1,759,530 sq km); pop. 3,637,000; cap. Tripoli

Libya

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A country of northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. Controlled at various times by Carthage, Rome, Arabia, and Spain, the area was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1911. It was subsequently seized by Italy and became an Italian colony during World War II, achieving independence as a kingdom in 1951. In 1969 Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi took power in a coup d'état, establishing a socialist dictatorship. Tripoli is the capital and the largest city.

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