Meanings
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Libya.
More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017.
2020 February 13, Roland Oliphant, “'I have lost four years of my life': the desperate migrants stuck in squalid Libyan camps”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025
plural Libyans
- A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.
No one in Faya forgets that French air force raids drove the Libyans out of Faya, prompting them to abandon their tanks with less than Gaddafian revolutionary zeal and hightail it back home on foot.
2005, Jeffrey Tayler, Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel1 more example
Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.
2012 January 26, Moni Basu, “Libyans face tough challenges in building a new nation”, in CNN
- The Libyan Arabic language.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Libies, Libiër
- LibiesOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libiërperson
Ancient Greek Λιβύς
- Λιβύς (Libús)person
Arabic لِيبِيّ, لِيبِيّ
- لِيبِيّ (lībiyy)Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- لِيبِيّ (lībiyy)person
- لِيبِيَّة (lībiyya)person
Catalan libi, líbic
- libiOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- líbicOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libiperson
Chinese Mandarin 利比亞人 /利比亚人
- 利比亞人 /利比亚人 (Lìbǐyà rén)person
Czech libyjský, Libyjec
- libyjskýOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libyjecperson
Danish libysk, libyer
- libyskOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libyerperson
Dutch Libisch, Libiër
- LibischOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libiërperson
- Libischeperson
Esperanto libia
- libiaOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
Finnish libyalainen, libyalainen
- libyalainenOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libyalainenperson
French libyen, libyque
- libyenOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libyqueOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libyenperson
- Libyenneperson
German libysch, Libyer
- libyschOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libyerperson
- Libyerinperson
Italian libico, libico
- libicoOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libicoperson
- libicaperson
Norwegian Bokmål libysk, libyer
- libyskOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libyerperson
Polish libijski, Libijczyk
- libijskiOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Libijczykperson
- Libijkaperson
Portuguese líbio, líbio
- líbioOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- líbioperson
Romanian libian, libian
- libianOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libianperson
- libianăperson
Russian ливи́йский, ливи́ец
- ливи́йский (livíjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- ливи́ец (livíjec)person
- ливи́йка (livíjka)person
Spanish libio, libio
- libioOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- libioperson
Swahili Kilibya, Mlibya
- KilibyaOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
- Mlibyaperson
Swedish libysk
- libyskOf, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
Turkish Libyalı
- Libyalıperson
Ukrainian ліві́єць, ліві́йка
- ліві́єць (livíjecʹ)person
- ліві́йка (livíjka)person
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Libyan
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Cite this entry
Libyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libyan
“Libyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Libyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Libyan.
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