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Liberian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Liberian From Liberia + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Liberia or the Liberian people.
   • “I felt insulted because our country is an English-speaking country,” Archie Tamel Harris, a Liberian youth advocate, told CNN. 2025 July 9, Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, “Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa”, in CNN:

Deriveds

Liberian English

Translations (24)

ro liberian (pertaining to Liberia) · sw Kilberia (pertaining to Liberia) · sw Kiliberi (pertaining to Liberia) · pt liberiano (pertaining to Liberia) · cs liberijský (pertaining to Liberia) · ast liberianu (pertaining to Liberia) · gl liberiano (pertaining to Liberia) · nb liberisk (pertaining to Liberia) · de liberianisch (pertaining to Liberia) · nn liberisk (pertaining to Liberia) · it liberico (pertaining to Liberia) · ru либери́йский (pertaining to Liberia) · nl Liberiaans (pertaining to Liberia) · ga Libéarach (pertaining to Liberia) · hi लाइबेरियाई (pertaining to Liberia) · sv liberiansk (pertaining to Liberia) · es liberiano (pertaining to Liberia) · pl liberyjski (pertaining to Liberia) · af Liberies (pertaining to Liberia) · hu libériai (pertaining to Liberia) · sv liberisk (pertaining to Liberia) · fi liberialainen (pertaining to Liberia) · ca liberià (pertaining to Liberia) · is líberískur (pertaining to Liberia)

Liberian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Liberian From Liberia + -an.

Meanings

1. A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent.
   • Several Liberians voiced their offense over Trump’s comment to Boakai, given the US president’s past remarks on African countries and the colonial legacy left by the US organization in Liberia. 2025 July 9, Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, “Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa”, in CNN:

Forms

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Translations (33)

fr Libérien (A person from Liberia) · pl Liberyjczyk (A person from Liberia) · et libeerlane (A person from Liberia) · ca liberià (A person from Liberia) · ast liberianu (A person from Liberia) · gl liberiano (A person from Liberia) · hu libériai (A person from Liberia) · pl Liberyjka (A person from Liberia) · ru либери́ец (A person from Liberia) · pt liberiano (A person from Liberia) · lt liberas (A person from Liberia) · de Liberianerin (A person from Liberia) · fi liberialainen (A person from Liberia) · sw Mliberia (A person from Liberia) · nn liberiar (A person from Liberia) · de Liberianer (A person from Liberia) · nl Liberiaan (A person from Liberia) · ast liberiana (A person from Liberia) · nb liberier (A person from Liberia) · sw Mliberi (A person from Liberia) · hi लाइबेरियाई (A person from Liberia) · ga Libéarach (A person from Liberia) · af Liberiër (A person from Liberia) · ro liberian (A person from Liberia) · fr Libérienne (A person from Liberia) · is Líberíumaður (A person from Liberia) · lt liberė (A person from Liberia) · ru либери́йка (A person from Liberia) · it liberico (A person from Liberia) · cs Liberijec (A person from Liberia) · ro liberiană (A person from Liberia) · nl Liberiaanse (A person from Liberia) · es liberiano (A person from Liberia)