Libyan
[lib-ee-uh n]
- of or relating to Libya or its inhabitants.
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Origin of Libyan
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Contemporary Examples
Britain had pledged to train 2,000 Libyan recruits in total, but that commitment is now under review.
A man in his early 20s allegedly was approached by two Libyan soldiers who subjected him to a serious sexual assault.
Al Qaeda camps are well established in the south and east of the country, according to Libyan and U.S. intelligence sources.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni.
Looking back, one sees that was the final nail in the coffin of Libyan democracy.
Historical Examples
So the maiden Kyrene came to the Libyan land, and there Aristaios, her child, was born.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy
"The Libyan desert," said the dragoman, with a proud wave of his hand.
A Desert DramaA. Conan Doyle
He is at the head of more than a thousand Libyan peasants and slaves.
Serapis, CompleteGeorg Ebers
This was the origin and beginning of the mercenary, or, as it is also called, the Libyan war.
There were seven oases in the Libyan desert, to the west of Egypt.
The New York ObeliskCharles E. Moldenke
Libyan
- of or relating to Libya, its people, or its language
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- a native or inhabitant of Libya
- the extinct Hamitic language of ancient Libya
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