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Libyan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪbi.ən/
  • lĭbʹē-ən
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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. 2020 February 13, Roland Oliphant, “'I have lost four years of my life': the desperate migrants stuck in squalid Libyan camps”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025:

Deriveds

Libyanize · Libyanness · Libyanization

Translations (25)

es libio (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · nb libysk (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · gl libio (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · cs libyjský (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ast libiu (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · eo libia (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ca libi (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · nn libysk (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ro libian (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ru ливи́йский (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · de libysch (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · it libico (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · sv libysk (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · nl Libisch (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · da libysk (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · fr libyque (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · hy լիբիական (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · pl libijski (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · sw Kilibya (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · fr libyen (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ca líbic (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · af Libies (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · ar لِيبِيّ (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · pt líbio (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) · fi libyalainen (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language)

Libyan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪbi.ən/
  • lĭbʹē-ən
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Meanings

  1. 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. 2005, Jeffrey Tayler, Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel:
    • Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building. 2012 January 26, Moni Basu, “Libyans face tough challenges in building a new nation”, in CNN:

Forms

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Libyans Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (37)

pt líbio (person) · es libio (person) · cs Libyjec (person) · uk ліві́йка (person) · nb libyer (person) · gl libio (person) · nl Libische (person) · ar لِيبِيّ (person) · sw Mlibya (person) · egy T-m-H-T14-A1 (person) · fr Libyenne (person) · fi libyalainen (person) · af Libiër (person) · cmn 利比亞人 /利比亚人 (person) · ast libiu (person) · ru ливи́ец (person) · ar لِيبِيَّة (person) · ro libian (person) · nn libyar (person) · it libico (person) · uk ліві́єць (person) · tr Libyalı (person) · de Libyerin (person) · nl Libiër (person) · cop ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (person) · ast libia (person) · hy լիբիացի (person) · da libyer (person) · ro libiană (person) · ru ливи́йка (person) · fr Libyen (person) · ca libi (person) · it libica (person) · pl Libijczyk (person) · pl Libijka (person) · de Libyer (person) · grc Λιβύς (person)

Libyan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪbi.ən/
  • lĭbʹē-ən
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Meanings

  1. The Libyan Arabic language.