adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌlaɪˈbɪə.ɹi.ɘn/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiən
CMU ARPABET:L AY2 B IH1 R IY2 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Liberia or the Liberian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Liberia or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Liberian ship owners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Liberia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Liberian From Liberia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Liberies
— pertaining to Liberia
Asturian:
liberianu
— pertaining to Liberia
Catalan:
liberià
— pertaining to Liberia
Czech:
liberijský
— pertaining to Liberia
Dutch:
Liberiaans
— pertaining to Liberia
Finnish:
liberialainen
— pertaining to Liberia
Galician:
liberiano
— pertaining to Liberia
German:
liberianisch
— pertaining to Liberia
Hindi:
लाइबेरियाई
(lāiberiyāī)
— pertaining to Liberia
Hungarian:
libériai
— pertaining to Liberia
Icelandic:
líberískur
— pertaining to Liberia
Irish:
Libéarach
— pertaining to Liberia
Italian:
liberico
— pertaining to Liberia
Norwegian Bokmål:
liberisk
— pertaining to Liberia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
liberisk
— pertaining to Liberia
Polish:
liberyjski
— pertaining to Liberia
Portuguese:
liberiano
— pertaining to Liberia
Romanian:
liberian
— pertaining to Liberia
Russian:
либери́йский
(liberíjskij)
— pertaining to Liberia
Spanish:
liberiano
— pertaining to Liberia
Swahili:
Kilberia
— pertaining to Liberia
Swahili:
Kiliberi
— pertaining to Liberia
Swedish:
liberiansk
— pertaining to Liberia
Swedish:
liberisk
— pertaining to Liberia
Afrikaans:
Liberiër
— A person from Liberia
Asturian:
liberianu
— A person from Liberia
Asturian:
liberiana
— A person from Liberia
Catalan:
liberià
— A person from Liberia
Czech:
Liberijec
— A person from Liberia
Dutch:
Liberiaan
— A person from Liberia
Dutch:
Liberiaanse
— A person from Liberia
Estonian:
libeerlane
— A person from Liberia
Finnish:
liberialainen
— A person from Liberia
French:
Libérien
— A person from Liberia
French:
Libérienne
— A person from Liberia
Galician:
liberiano
— A person from Liberia
German:
Liberianer
— A person from Liberia
German:
Liberianerin
— A person from Liberia
Hindi:
लाइबेरियाई
(lāiberiyāī)
— A person from Liberia
Hungarian:
libériai
— A person from Liberia
Icelandic:
Líberíumaður
— A person from Liberia
Irish:
Libéarach
— A person from Liberia
Italian:
liberico
— A person from Liberia
Lithuanian:
liberas
— A person from Liberia
Lithuanian:
liberė
— A person from Liberia
Norwegian Bokmål:
liberier
— A person from Liberia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
liberiar
— A person from Liberia
Polish:
Liberyjczyk
— A person from Liberia
Polish:
Liberyjka
— A person from Liberia
Portuguese:
liberiano
— A person from Liberia
Romanian:
liberian
— A person from Liberia
Romanian:
liberiană
— A person from Liberia
Russian:
либери́ец
(liberíjec)
— A person from Liberia
Russian:
либери́йка
(liberíjka)
— A person from Liberia
