noun
a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Libyan
• Members of this Region:
↑Fatah Revolutionary Council, ↑Fatah-RC, ↑Abu Nidal Organization, ↑ANO, ↑Arab Revolutionary Brigades, ↑Black September, ↑Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, ↑Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, ↑FIG, ↑Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, ↑Libyan Fighting Group, ↑Libyan Islamic Group
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League, ↑Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, ↑OPEC
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa
• Member Meronyms: ↑Libyan
• Part Meronyms: ↑Tripoli, ↑Tarabulus Al-Gharb, ↑capital of Libya, ↑Benghazi, ↑Libyan Desert
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a country in North Africa
Useful english dictionary. 2012.