Libreville

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proper noun

The capital city of Gabon.

OriginFrench Libreville →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Gabon.
    1. metonymicallyThe Gabonese government.

Origin

  1. FrenchLibreville
  2. EnglishLibreville

From French Libreville (literally “free town”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Arabic لِيبْرِفِيل
  • لِيبْرِفِيل (librifīl)capital of Gabon
Bulgarian Либреви́л
  • Либреви́л (Librevíl)capital of Gabon
Chinese Mandarin 利伯維爾 /利伯维尔
  • 利伯維爾 /利伯维尔 (Lìbówéi'ěr)capital of Gabon
Czech Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Danish Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Esperanto Librevilo
  • Librevilocapital of Gabon
Hindi लिबरेविले
  • लिबरेविले (librevile)capital of Gabon
Japanese リーブルヴィル
  • リーブルヴィル (Rīburuviru)capital of Gabon
Korean 리브르빌
  • 리브르빌 (Ribeureubil)capital of Gabon
Persian لیبرویل
  • لیبرویل (librevil)capital of Gabon
Polish Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Portuguese Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Russian Либреви́ль
  • Либреви́ль (Librevílʹ)capital of Gabon
Spanish Libreville
  • Librevillecapital of Gabon
Thai ลีเบรอวีล
  • ลีเบรอวีลcapital of Gabon
Ukrainian Лібреві́ль
  • Лібреві́ль (Librevílʹ)capital of Gabon
Vietnamese Li-brơ-vin
  • Li-brơ-vincapital of Gabon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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