jamahiriya

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proper noun

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.

OriginArabic جَمَاهِيرِيَّة →
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Meanings

jamahiriya1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jamahiriya.

Jamahiriya2

proper noun
  1. historicalState 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

  1. Arabicجَمَاهِيرِيَّة“[state] of the masses”
  2. EnglishJamahiriya

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”).

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Translations

Arabic جَمَاهِيرِيَّة
  • جَمَاهِيرِيَّة (jamāhīriyya)state of the masses (Libya)
Chinese Mandarin 民眾國 /民众国
  • 民眾國 /民众国 (mínzhòngguó)state of the masses (Libya)
Finnish jamahiriya
  • jamahiriyastate of the masses (Libya)
French jamahiriya
  • jamahiriyastate of the masses (Libya)
German Dschamahirija
  • Dschamahirijastate of the masses (Libya)
Japanese ジャマーヒリーヤ
  • ジャマーヒリーヤ (jamāhirīya)state of the masses (Libya)
Korean 자마히리야
  • 자마히리야 (jamahiriya)state of the masses (Libya)
Polish dżamahirijja
  • dżamahirijjastate of the masses (Libya)
Russian джамахири́я
  • джамахири́я (džamaxiríja)state of the masses (Libya)
Turkish cemahiriye
  • cemahiriyestate of the masses (Libya)
Urdu جَماہِیرِیَہ
  • جَماہِیرِیَہ (jamāhīriya)state of the masses (Libya)
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APA

jamahiriya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamahiriya

MLA

“jamahiriya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamahiriya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jamahiriya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamahiriya.

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