Libya
n. country in northern Africa | ||||
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| WordNet 2.0 |
Noun
1. a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
(synonym) Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Libyan
(part-meronym) Tripoli, Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya
(class) Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC, Abu Nidal Organization, ANO, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
| hEnglish - advanced version |
libya
n : a military dictatorship in north africa on the mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum [syn: libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya ]
libya
the country of the ludim (gen. 10:13), northern africa, a large tract lying along the mediterranean, to the west of egypt (acts 2:10). cyrene was one of its five cities.
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the heart of the sea; fat
similar words(1)
capital of libya
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
An Libia
| CIA World Factbook 2005 |
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Background
From the earliest days of his rule following his 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI has espoused his own political system, the Third Universal Theory. The system is a combination of socialism and Islam derived in part from tribal practices and is supposed to be implemented by the Libyan people themselves in a unique form of "direct democracy." QADHAFI has always seen himself as a revolutionary and visionary leader. He used oil funds during the 1970s and 1980s to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversives and terrorists abroad to hasten the end of Marxism and capitalism. In addition, beginning in 1973, he engaged in military operations in northern Chad's Aozou Strip - to gain access to minerals and to use as a base of influence in Chadian politics - but was forced to retreat in 1987. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically following the downing of Pan AM Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Libyan support for terrorism appeared to have decreased after the imposition of sanctions. During the 1990s, QADHAFI also began to rebuild his relationships with Europe. UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 after Libya resolved the Lockerbie case. In December 2003, Libya announced that it had agreed to reveal and end its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction, and QADHAFI has made significant strides in normalizing relations with western nations since then. He has received various Western European leaders as well as many working-level and commercial delegations, and made his first trip to Western Europe in 15 years when he traveled to Brussels in April 2004. QADHAFI also finally resolved in 2004 several outstanding cases against his government for terrorist activities in the 1980s by paying compensation to the families of victims of the UTA and La Belle disco bombings.
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More about Libya:
| Country Data Codes |
LY (Internet),
LY (ISO 3166),
LBY (ISO 3166),
LY (FIPS 10-4)
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
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Libya (general term for North Africa); peoples (pl.) of Libya
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
the country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
This name occurs only in (Acts 2:10) It is applied by the Greek and Roman writers to the African continent, generally, however, excluding Egypt.
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
the heart of the sea; fat
| Area Code International |
Country Code -218
| Currency In Each Country |
Libyan dinar (LYD)
| Multi Internet Domains |
LY
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| Internet Domains |
LY
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