1
: a native or inhabitant of Libya
2
: a language of ancient North Africa probably ancestral to Berber dialects
Libyan
adjective
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Today, the Giza pyramids wear the tawny tones of their surrounding Libyan Desert.
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Rebecca James, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2017
After years of battle, Mr. Hifter’s Libyan National Army seized it in 2018.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
In the east, Khalifa Hifter heads a coalition of factions and irregular fighters known as the Libyan National Army, or LNA.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
Derna is controlled by the Libyan National Army, run by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter and based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
And more than 5,000 to 6,000 were missing because of floods in the city, apparently caused by the collapse of dams above Derna, said a spokesman for the Libyan National Army that controls eastern Libya, according to The Associated Press.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Within the leadership of the Hifter’s Libyan National Army, there is growing concern that such support could jeopardize its relations with Egypt, a longtime backer of both Hifter and the Sudanese military chief Burhan.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
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Rebecca James, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2017
After years of battle, Mr. Hifter’s Libyan National Army seized it in 2018.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
In the east, Khalifa Hifter heads a coalition of factions and irregular fighters known as the Libyan National Army, or LNA.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
Derna is controlled by the Libyan National Army, run by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter and based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
And more than 5,000 to 6,000 were missing because of floods in the city, apparently caused by the collapse of dams above Derna, said a spokesman for the Libyan National Army that controls eastern Libya, according to The Associated Press.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Within the leadership of the Hifter’s Libyan National Army, there is growing concern that such support could jeopardize its relations with Egypt, a longtime backer of both Hifter and the Sudanese military chief Burhan.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Libyan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Libyan. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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