noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of conquest or theft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
çlirim
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Arabic:
تَحْرِير
(taḥrīr)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Armenian:
ազատագրում
(azatagrum)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Armenian:
ազատում
(azatum)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Azerbaijani:
qurtuluş
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Azerbaijani:
azadlaşma
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Belarusian:
вызвале́нне
(vyzvaljénnje)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Bengali:
মুক্তি
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Bengali:
আজাদী
(ajadi)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Bulgarian:
освобожде́ние
(osvoboždénie)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Catalan:
alliberament
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Catalan:
alliberació
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Chinese Mandarin:
解放
(jiěfàng)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Ngazidja Comorian:
mfunguo
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Czech:
osvobození
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Danish:
befrielse
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Danish:
frigørelse
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Dutch:
bevrijding
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Esperanto:
liberigo
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Estonian:
vabastamine
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Finnish:
vapautus
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
French:
libération
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Georgian:
განთავისუფლება
(gantavisupleba)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
German:
Befreiung
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Gujarati:
મુક્તિ
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hebrew:
שִׁחְרוּר
(shikhrúr)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hindi:
मुक्ति
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hindi:
आज़ादी
(āzādī)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hindi:
रिहाई
(rihāī)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hindi:
मोक्ष
(mokṣ)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hungarian:
felszabadítás
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Irish:
saoradh
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Irish:
fuascailt
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Italian:
liberazione
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Japanese:
解放
(kaihō)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Kazakh:
босату
(bosatu)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Korean:
해방
(haebang)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Lao:
ການປົດປ່ອຍ
(kān pot pǭi)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Latin:
līberātiō
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Latvian:
atbrīvošana
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Lithuanian:
išsivadavimas
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Macedonian:
ослободување
(osloboduvanje)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Malay:
pembebasan
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Malayalam:
മുക്തി
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Malayalam:
വിമോചനം
(vimōcanaṁ)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Maltese:
liberazzjoni
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Māori:
whakawāteatanga
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Mongolian:
чөлөөлөлт
(čölöölölt)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Mongolian:
ангижрал
(angižral)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Norwegian Bokmål:
frigjøring
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Norwegian Bokmål:
befrielse
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Odia:
ମୁକ୍ତି
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Persian:
رهایی
(rahâyi)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Persian:
تحریر
(tahrir)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Polish:
wyzwolenie
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Polish:
oswobodzenie
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Polish:
uwolnienie
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Portuguese:
liberação
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Portuguese:
libertação
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Punjabi:
ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ
(azādī)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Punjabi:
ਲਿਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ
(libreśan)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Punjabi:
ਰਿਹਾਈ
(rihāī)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Punjabi:
ਮੁਕਤੀ
(muktī)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Romanian:
liberație
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Russian:
освобожде́ние
(osvoboždénije)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Sanskrit:
मोक्ष
(mokṣa)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Sanskrit:
मुक्ति
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Scottish Gaelic:
saoradh
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Serbo-Croatian:
ослобође́ње
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Serbo-Croatian:
oslobođénje
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Slovak:
oslobodenie
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Spanish:
liberación
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Swedish:
befrielse
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Swedish:
frigörelse
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Telugu:
ముక్తి
(mukti)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Thai:
การปลดปล่อย
(gaan-bplòt-bplɔ̀i)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Tibetan:
བཅིངས་འགྲོལ
(bcings 'grol)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Turkish:
liberasyon
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Turkish:
özgürleştirme
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Turkish:
kurtuluş
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Ottoman Turkish:
نجات
(necât)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Ukrainian:
визво́лення
(vyzvólennja)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Ukrainian:
зві́льнення
(zvílʹnennja)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Vietnamese:
giải phóng
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Vietnamese:
sự giải phóng
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Yiddish:
באַפֿרײַונג
(bafrayung)
— act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Bengali:
আজাদী
(ajadi)
— achievement of equal rights and status
Hungarian:
felszabadítás
— achievement of equal rights and status
Italian:
emancipazione
— achievement of equal rights and status
Maltese:
liberazzjoni
— achievement of equal rights and status
Scottish Gaelic:
saoradh
— achievement of equal rights and status