Qadhafi

[ kuh-dah-fee ]

/ kəˈdɑ fi /

noun

Mu·am·mar (Muhammad) al- or el-

[moo-ah-mahr, al, el] /muˈɑ mɑr, æl, ɛl/, 1942–2011, Libyan army colonel and political leader: chief of state 1969–2011.

Also Qad·da·fi, Gaddafi, Kaddafi, Khadafy.

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Examples from the Web for qaddafi

These days, ISIS is wired; al Qaeda is tired; and Saddam Hussein and Qaddafi expired.
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When a member of the Qaddafi family wants to make your country his new home, you know things are rotten.
Mexico, a Country in Crisis, Needs a Fix the Size of the Marshall Plan|John M. Ackerman|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Qaddafi said a few completely appropriate words, as did I, and the press left.
When Condi Met Gaddafi|Condoleezza Rice|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The only bright lights seemed to be those illuminating the many, many billboards of Qaddafi and his “inspirational” sayings.
When Condi Met Gaddafi|Condoleezza Rice|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

My upcoming trip gave me powerful leverage in these negotiations because Qaddafi desperately wanted me to visit Tripoli.
When Condi Met Gaddafi|Condoleezza Rice|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for qaddafi

Qaddafi

/ (ɡəˈdɑːfɪ) /

noun

Moamar al (ˈməʊəˌmɑː ˌæl). See (Moamar al) Gaddafi

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