Libyan

[lib-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Libya.

2. a Berber language of ancient Libya.

ˈLibyan

/ ˈlɪbɪən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Libya

2. the extinct Hamitic language of ancient Libya

Other Word Forms

• anti-Libyan adjective
• pro-Libyan adjective
• trans-Libyan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈLibyan¹

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

Example Sentences

Libyan authorities have arrested two people suspected of carrying out an attempted rocket attack on the United Nations mission in Libya in August, the attorney general's office said Friday.

Read more on Barron's

US prosecutors have claimed a Libyan man freely confessed to taking part in attacks on Americans, including the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and an aborted attempt to assassinate a US politician with a booby-trapped overcoat.

Read more on BBC

Fresh from his sentencing in the "Libyan money" trial on Thursday, he spoke with incandescent rage about the "limitless hatred" of which he said he was still a victim.

Read more on BBC

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

Read more on BBC

The bureau said Mas'ud had talked of being involved in the plot along with other members of the Libyan intelligence service.

Read more on BBC