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jamahiriya

jamahiriya is the alternative letter-case form of Jamahiriya.

Proper noun capitalized: Jamahiriya

Jamahiriya

  1. (historical) State of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Origin of jamahiriya

From Arabic جَمَاهِيرِيَّة (jamāhīriyya, “[state] of the masses”), which derives from جُمْهُورِيَّة (jumhūriyya, “republic”) by changing the first element, جُمْهُور (jumhūr, “public”), to its plural form, جَمَاهِير (jamāhīr, “the masses”).

Phrases with jamahiriya

Questions about jamahiriya

What does jamahiriya mean?
Jamahiriya means state of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
What is jamahiriya the alternative letter-case form of?
Jamahiriya is the alternative letter-case form of Jamahiriya.
What part of speech is jamahiriya?
Jamahiriya is a proper noun.

Words near jamahiriya in the dictionary

  1. jamabandis
  2. Jamadagni
  3. jamadar
  4. jamadars
  5. Jamahey
  6. jamahiriya
  7. jamahiriyas
  8. jamaica
  9. Jamaica Bay
  10. Jamaica bullace plum
  11. Jamaica Channel

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