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Libya

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English

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Libya
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Etymology

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From Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). Attested in English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: lĭbʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈlɪbi.ə/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Li‧bya
  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə

Proper noun

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Libya

  2. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
    • 2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN‎[1]:
      He is one of the tens of thousands of Chadians who fled last year’s fighting in Libya and are now back in their homeland.
  3. (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Korean: 리비아 (Ribia)

Translations

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See also

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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin Libya.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlibyɑ/, [ˈlibyɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ibyɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Li‧by‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): Li‧bya

Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

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Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Libya —
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
illative Libyaan —
singular plural
nominative Libya —
accusative nom. Libya —
gen. Libyan
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
inessive Libyassa —
elative Libyasta —
illative Libyaan —
adessive Libyalla —
ablative Libyalta —
allative Libyalle —
essive Libyana —
translative Libyaksi —
abessive Libyatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyani —
accusative nom. Libyani —
gen. Libyani
genitive Libyani —
partitive Libyaani —
inessive Libyassani —
elative Libyastani —
illative Libyaani —
adessive Libyallani —
ablative Libyaltani —
allative Libyalleni —
essive Libyanani —
translative Libyakseni —
abessive Libyattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyasi —
accusative nom. Libyasi —
gen. Libyasi
genitive Libyasi —
partitive Libyaasi —
inessive Libyassasi —
elative Libyastasi —
illative Libyaasi —
adessive Libyallasi —
ablative Libyaltasi —
allative Libyallesi —
essive Libyanasi —
translative Libyaksesi —
abessive Libyattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyamme —
accusative nom. Libyamme —
gen. Libyamme
genitive Libyamme —
partitive Libyaamme —
inessive Libyassamme —
elative Libyastamme —
illative Libyaamme —
adessive Libyallamme —
ablative Libyaltamme —
allative Libyallemme —
essive Libyanamme —
translative Libyaksemme —
abessive Libyattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyanne —
accusative nom. Libyanne —
gen. Libyanne
genitive Libyanne —
partitive Libyaanne —
inessive Libyassanne —
elative Libyastanne —
illative Libyaanne —
adessive Libyallanne —
ablative Libyaltanne —
allative Libyallenne —
essive Libyananne —
translative Libyaksenne —
abessive Libyattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyansa —
accusative nom. Libyansa —
gen. Libyansa
genitive Libyansa —
partitive Libyaansa —
inessive Libyassaan
Libyassansa 		—
elative Libyastaan
Libyastansa 		—
illative Libyaansa —
adessive Libyallaan
Libyallansa 		—
ablative Libyaltaan
Libyaltansa 		—
allative Libyalleen
Libyallensa 		—
essive Libyanaan
Libyanansa 		—
translative Libyakseen
Libyaksensa 		—
abessive Libyattaan
Libyattansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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compounds

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Noun

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Libya (plural Libya-Libya or para Libya)

  1. Libyan

Adjective

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Libya (comparative lebih Libya, superlative paling Libya)

  1. Libyan

See also

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countries in Africa: negara-negara di Afrika (appendix)edit

Further reading

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny, Virgil and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.

Etymology

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    Derived from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

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    Proper noun

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    Libya f sg (genitive Libyae); first declension

    1. (Old Latin, Classical Latin) the African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans)
    2. (Late Latin) a region of North Africa, west of Egypt, encompassing the regions of Marmarica and Cyrenaica
    3. (New Latin) Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Declension

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    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Libya
    genitive Libyae
    dative Libyae
    accusative Libyam
    ablative Libyā
    vocative Libya
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    Descendants

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    References

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    • “Libya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Libya”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Malay

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    Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

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    Proper noun

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    Libya (Jawi spelling ليبيا)

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    The flag of Libya.
    Libya in Africa.
    The ruins of Leptis Magna in Libya.

    Etymology

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    Internationalism, based on Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). The Ancient Greek name is based on the ethnonym of the Libu, a North African people whose name is attested in Egyptian as rbw (“Libu; Libya”) and later in Punic as 𐤋𐤁𐤉 (lby). The immediate transmission route into Norwegian is unknown.

    In ancient Greek geography, the name originally referred to the land west of the Nile and was later extended to Africa as a whole. The modern state name revives this ancient geographical name; Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan were brought together under Italian colonial administration under the name Libya.

    Parallel international adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk Libya, Danish Libyen, Swedish Libyen, German Libyen, Dutch Libië, French Libye and English Libya.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /¹ˈliː.bʏ.a/, [ˈlìː.bʏ.a]
    • Rhymes: -iːbʏa
    • Hyphenation: Li‧by‧a

    Proper noun

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    Libya

    1. Libya; a country in North Africa, Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, with Tripoli as its capital.
      Store deler av Libya består av ørken. ― Large parts of Libya consist of desert.
      • 2026 June 25, Dag Leraand, “Libya”, in Store norske leksikon‎[2]:
        Libya er en republikk i Nord-Afrika.
        Libya is a republic in North Africa.
    2. (historical) Libya; Africa, especially the region west of the Nile, as named in ancient Greek geography; see Oldtidens Libya.
      I oldtidsgresk geografi kunne Libya betegne hele Afrika. ― In ancient Greek geography, Libya could denote the whole of Africa.
      • 2024 November 26, Dag Leraand, “Libya (oldtidsgresk navn på Afrika)”, in Store norske leksikon‎[3]:
        Libya, eller Libye, var navnet som oldtidens grekere brukte på Afrika.
        Libya, or Libye, was the name used by the ancient Greeks for Africa.

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    • The official Norwegian long-form name of the modern country is Staten Libya (“the State of Libya”).
    • The historical sense originally referred more narrowly to the land west of the Nile before being extended to Africa more generally.

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

    References

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Proper noun

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    Libya

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)
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    Swahili

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    Pronunciation

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    Libya

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

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    countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

    Tagalog

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      Borrowed from Spanish Libia.

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      Libya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜌ)

      1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

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      Turkish

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لیبیا (libya), from Arabic لِيبِيَا (lībiyā), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λῐβῠ́η (Lĭbŭ́ē).

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      Proper noun

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      Libya

      1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

      Declension

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      Declension of Libya
      singular
      nominative Libya
      definite accusative Libya'yı
      dative Libya'ya
      locative Libya'da
      ablative Libya'dan
      genitive Libya'nın
      Possessive forms of Libya
      singular plural
      benim (my) Libya'm Libyalarım
      Libya'larım
      senin (your) Libya'n Libyaların
      Libya'ların
      onun (his/her/its) Libya'sı Libyaları
      Libya'ları
      bizim (our) Libya'mız Libyalarımız
      Libya'larımız
      sizin (your) Libya'nız Libyalarınız
      Libya'larınız
      onların (their) Libya'sı
      Libyaları
      Libya'ları       		Libyaları
      Libya'ları

      Derived terms

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      countries in Africa: Afrika ülkeleri (appendix)edit
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