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Liberia
leye-BEER-ree-uh
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A country on the west coast of Africa, officially the Republic of Liberia.
"Liberia was founded in the 19th century partly as a settlement for freed slaves from the United States."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA West African country whose name reflects its founding as a home for freed slaves.
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Etymology
From Latin liber, "free," plus the place-forming suffix -ia — the country's name literally means "land of the free."