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Libya — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Africa name The second-largest continent, bordered by the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
  • Libya name A country in North Africa, with Tripoli as its capital.

Senses

Libya is used for these senses in English:

  • Africa The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
  • Libya (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Africa — full definition

  1. name The second-largest continent, bordered by the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
  2. name Informally, sub-Saharan Africa, as distinguished from North Africa.

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