Meanings
proper noun
- 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 - historicalAfrica; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛιβύη
- LatinLibya
- EnglishLibya
From Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). Attested in English since the 16th century.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Libië
- Libiëcountry in Northern Africa
Ancient Greek Λιβύη
- Λιβύη (Libúē)country in Northern Africa
Arabic لِيبِيَا, لُوبِيَا
- لِيبِيَا (lībiyā)country in Northern Africa
- لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā)country in Northern Africa
Bengali লিবিয়া
- লিবিয়া (libiẏa)country in Northern Africa
Bulgarian Ли́бия
- Ли́бия (Líbija)country in Northern Africa
Catalan Líbia
- Líbiacountry in Northern Africa
Chinese Mandarin 利比亞 /利比亚
- 利比亞 /利比亚 (Lìbǐyà)country in Northern Africa
Czech Libye
- Libyecountry in Northern Africa
Danish Libyen
- Libyencountry in Northern Africa
Dutch Libië
- Libiëcountry in Northern Africa
Esperanto Libio
- Libiocountry in Northern Africa
Estonian Liibüa
- Liibüacountry in Northern Africa
Finnish Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
French Libye
- Libyecountry in Northern Africa
German Libyen
- Libyencountry in Northern Africa
Greek Λιβύη
- Λιβύη (Livýi)country in Northern Africa
Hebrew לוּב
- לוּב (luv)country in Northern Africa
Hindi लीबिया
- लीबिया (lībiyā)country in Northern Africa
Hungarian Líbia
- Líbiacountry in Northern Africa
Icelandic Líbía
- Líbíacountry in Northern Africa
Indonesian Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Irish an Libia
- an Libiacountry in Northern Africa
Italian Libia
- Libiacountry in Northern Africa
Japanese リビア
- リビア (Ribia)country in Northern Africa
Korean 리비아
- 리비아 (Ribia)country in Northern Africa
Latvian Lībija
- Lībijacountry in Northern Africa
Lithuanian Libija
- Libijacountry in Northern Africa
Malay Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Māori Rīpia
- Rīpiacountry in Northern Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Polish Libia
- Libiacountry in Northern Africa
Portuguese Líbia
- Líbiacountry in Northern Africa
Romanian Libia
- Libiacountry in Northern Africa
Russian Ли́вия
- Ли́вия (Lívija)country in Northern Africa
Slovak Líbya
- Líbyacountry in Northern Africa
Spanish Libia
- Libiacountry in Northern Africa
Swahili Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Swedish Libyen
- Libyencountry in Northern Africa
Tagalog Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Tamil லிபியா
- லிபியா (lipiyā)country in Northern Africa
Thai ลิเบีย
- ลิเบีย (lí-biia)country in Northern Africa
Turkish Libya
- Libyacountry in Northern Africa
Ukrainian Лі́вія
- Лі́вія (Lívija)country in Northern Africa
Urdu لِیبِیا
- لِیبِیا (lībiyā)country in Northern Africa
Vietnamese Li-bi
- Li-bicountry in Northern Africa
Yiddish ליביע
- ליביע (libye)country in Northern Africa
Zulu ILibiya
- ILibiyacountry in Northern Africa
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Libya
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Cite this entry
APA
Libya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libya
MLA
“Libya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libya. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Libya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libya.
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