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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Lib•y•a (lib′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names[Anc. Geog.]the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- Place NamesItalian, Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 5,648,359;
679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). Cap.: Tripoli.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Libya /ˈlɪbɪə/ n - a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta in 1969. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 5 659 000 (2004 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles)
Official name: Al-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma
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