Liberia

[ lahy-beer-ee-uh ]

/ laɪˈbɪər i ə /

noun

a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.

Examples from the Web for liberia

In Liberia, the number is just over 54 percent—Sierra Leone, 67 percent.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are it,” Davis says when I ask if the military has a plan for how to get an infected American service member out of Liberia.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two American humanitarian workers infected with Ebola in Liberia were fighting for their lives.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few weeks before this, a video surfaced of an Ebola victim in Monrovia, Liberia who had been presumed dead.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Suffice to say, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel in Liberia.
How Liberia (Might Have) Beat Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The complete success of Liberia must extinguish African slavery, here, and throughout the world.
The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862|Various
The private buildings in Liberia are generally good and substantial, and especially those of Monrovia, built of brick.
Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party |Martin Robinson Delany
He decided, however, not to go to Liberia, and in 1836 opened his school.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Washington Williams
The Kroomen, one of the native tribes of Liberia, hold marriage to be the highest ambition of life.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
The rest of his slaves he provides shall be sent to Liberia.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for liberia

Liberia

/ (laɪˈbɪərɪə) /

noun

a republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic: originated in 1822 as a home for freed Afro-American slaves, with land purchased by the American Colonization Society; republic declared in 1847; exports are predominantly rubber and iron ore. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority, also animist. Currency: dollar. Capital: Monrovia. Pop: 3 989 703 (2013 est). Area: 111 400 sq km (43 000 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for liberia

Liberia

African nation, begun as a resettlement project of freed American slaves in 1816 by the American Colonization Society, the name chosen by society member and U.S. senator Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) from Latin liber "free" (see liberal).

Culture definitions for liberia

Liberia

Republic in western Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, the Ivory Coast to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.

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The American Colonization Society began settlement of black Americans, most of them freed slaves, in 1822. Eventually, 15,000 blacks emigrated to Liberia.

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A civil war that commenced in 1989 and that lasted until the mid-1990s claimed more than 150,000 lives.

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