Libyan

[ lib-ee-uhn ]

adjective

of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Libya.
a Berber language of ancient Libya.

Origin of Libyan

First recorded in 1535–45; Liby(a) + -an

Other words from Libyan

an·ti-Lib·y·an, adjective, noun
pro-Lib·y·an, adjective, noun
trans-Lib·y·an, adjective

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How to use Libyan in a sentence

The minute you start putting in Western forces even some Libyans who hate the militants will join forces with them.
Libya’s Proxy Apocalypse | Jamie Dettmer | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Usually, post-revolutionary Libyans are far too proud for that.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today | Ann Marlowe | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Libyans are by and large charming, charismatic, humorous people with a Mediterranean joie de vivre.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today | Ann Marlowe | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Libyans tweeting in English started pleading for international intervention.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today | Ann Marlowe | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
No, the blame for the mess rests squarely on the shoulders of Libyans, especially but not limited to the governing class.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today | Ann Marlowe | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

The Libyans and Berbers probably never knew a grape-culture of their own without foreign aid.
The Art of Drinking | Georg Gottfried Gervinus
Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
The Libyans advanced against it by land, the nations of the Greek seas attacked it by water.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald Sayce
But the allusion is clearly to something which differentiated these peoples from the Libyans.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
Thus the Libyans were visited with every form of misfortune.
History of the Wars, Books III and IV (of 8) | Procopius

British Dictionary definitions for Libyan

Libyan

/ (ˈlɪbɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Libya, its people, or its language

noun

a native or inhabitant of Libya
the extinct Hamitic language of ancient Libya

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