Libya
Syllables: Li·bya/ˈlɪbi.ə/
Libya proper noun: a country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
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Proper noun
Libya
- A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
- He is one of the tens of thousands of Chadians who fled last year’s fighting in Libya and are now back in their homeland.2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN
- Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
Libya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Libya in Hindi
- country in Northern Africa
- लीबिया lībiyā
Libya in Tamil
- country in Northern Africa
- லிபியா lipiyā
Libya in Marathi
- country in Northern Africa
- लिबिया libiyā
Libya in Urdu
- country in Northern Africa
- لِیبِیا lībiyā
More languagesFewer languages
- Libya in Bengali
- লিবিয়া libiẏa
- Libya in Telugu
- లిబియా libiyā
- Libya in Malayalam
- ലിബിയ libiya
- Libya in Kannada
- ಲಿಬಿಯಾ libiyā
- Libya in Sinhala
- ලිබියාව libiyāwa
- Libya in Pashto
- ليبيا libyā
- Libya in Tagalog
- Libya
- Libya in Arabic
- لِيبِيَا lībiyā, لُوبِيَا lūbiyā
- Libya in Malay
- Libya
- Libya in Indonesian
- Libya
- Libya in Thai
- ลิเบีย lí-biia
- Libya in Vietnamese
- Li-bi
- Libya in Myanmar
- လစ်ဗျား lacbya:
- Dhivehi
- ލީބިޔާ lībiyā
Origin of Libya
From Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). Attested in English since the 16th century.
Words formed from Libya
Words that rhyme with Libya
Questions about Libya
- What does Libya mean?
- Libya means a country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
- What is Libya in Hindi?
- Libya in Hindi is लीबिया (lībiyā). See Libya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Libya?
- Libya is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Libya?
- Libya is pronounced /ˈlɪbi.ə/.
Words near Libya in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Libya (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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