Standard Lemma guide

Libyan

adj · name · noun · 5 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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  • lĭbʹē-ən
  • /ˈlɪbi.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪbiən
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH1 B IY2 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Libyan Arabic language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to Libya or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Libyan desert
  • Libyan terrorists

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Libya

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: African

History

Etymology

From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Libies — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Arabic: لِيبِيّ (lībiyy) — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Armenian: լիբիական (libiakan) — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Asturian: libiu — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Catalan: libi — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Catalan: líbic — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Czech: libyjský — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Danish: libysk — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Dutch: Libisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Esperanto: libia — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Finnish: libyalainen — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • French: libyen — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • French: libyque — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Galician: libio — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • German: libysch — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Italian: libico — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: libysk — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: libysk — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Polish: libijski — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Portuguese: líbio — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Romanian: libian — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Russian: ливи́йский (livíjskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Spanish: libio — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Swahili: Kilibya — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Swedish: libysk — Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language
  • Afrikaans: Libiër — person
  • Arabic: لِيبِيّ (lībiyy) — person
  • Arabic: لِيبِيَّة (lībiyya) — person
  • Armenian: լիբիացի (libiacʻi) — person
  • Asturian: libiu — person
  • Asturian: libia — person
  • Catalan: libi — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 利比亞人 /利比亚人 (Lìbǐyà rén) — person
  • Coptic: ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat) — person
  • Czech: Libyjec — person
  • Danish: libyer — person
  • Dutch: Libiër — person
  • Dutch: Libische — person
  • Egyptian: T-m-H-T14-A1 (ṯmḥ) — person
  • Finnish: libyalainen — person
  • French: Libyen — person
  • French: Libyenne — person
  • Galician: libio — person
  • German: Libyer — person
  • German: Libyerin — person
  • Ancient Greek: Λιβύς (Libús) — person
  • Italian: libico — person
  • Italian: libica — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: libyer — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: libyar — person
  • Polish: Libijczyk — person
  • Polish: Libijka — person
  • Portuguese: líbio — person
  • Romanian: libian — person
  • Romanian: libiană — person
  • Russian: ливи́ец (livíjec) — person
  • Russian: ливи́йка (livíjka) — person
  • Spanish: libio — person
  • Swahili: Mlibya — person
  • Turkish: Libyalı — person
  • Ukrainian: ліві́єць (livíjecʹ) — person
  • Ukrainian: ліві́йка (livíjka) — person
Real reading context

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