(n) a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum, Syn. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

libyan

(n) a native or inhabitant of Libya

libyan

(adj) of or relating to Libya or its people, Example:the Libyan desert; Libyan terrorists

libyan desert

(n) the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan

libyan dinar

(n) the basic unit of money in Libya, Syn. dinar

libyan dirham

(n) 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya, Syn. dirham

libyan islamic fighting group

(n) a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi, Syn. FIG, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group

libyan monetary unit

(n) monetary unit in Libya

bush

(n) 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946), Syn. Dubya, George Bush, Dubyuh, George W. Bush, President Bush, George Walker Bush, President George W. Bush

islamic army of aden

(n) Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen, Syn. Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, IAA, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

tripoli

(n) the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC, Syn. Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Byard

n. A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines. [ 1913 Webster ]

Libya

prop. n. A country in Northern Africa, between Egypt and Tunisia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It also borders on Algeria, Chad, Niger, and Sudan. It is an Arabic-speaking country with over 97% of the population Sunni Moslem. The population in 1995 was about 5, 248, 000. The capital is Tripoli. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

☞ Until the formation of the modern nation of Libya in 1952, the name had been applied to the same territory that had been ruled by Italy, and after World War II, by Britain and France. In ancient times, Libya was the name given to all of that part of Africa between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes to Africa as a whole. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Libyan

a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the country Libya or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

利比亚

[利比亚 / 利比亞, Lì bǐ yà] Libya #16148

卡扎菲

[卡扎菲, Kǎ zhā fēi] (Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-), de facto leader of Libya from 1969 #32589

的黎波里

[的黎波里 / 的黎波裡, dì lí bō lǐ] Tripoli (capital of Libya); Tripoli, city in north Lebanon #63027

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

リビア

[ribia] (n) Libya; (P) #10491

リビア山猫

[リビアやまねこ;リビアヤマネコ, ribia yamaneko ; ribiayamaneko] (n) (uk) Libyan wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica); African wildcat

リビア猫

[リビアねこ;リビアネコ, ribia neko ; ribianeko] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See リビア山猫) Libyan wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica); African wildcat

伊吹柏槙

[いぶきびゃくしん;イブキビャクシン, ibukibyakushin ; ibukibyakushin] (n) (uk) (See 伊吹) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

宇宙開闢

[うちゅうかいびゃく, uchuukaibyaku] (n) (since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time

鉛筆柏槙

[えんぴつびゃくしん;エンピツビャクシン, enpitsubyakushin ; enpitsubyakushin] (n) (uk) eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

何百

[なんびゃく, nanbyaku] (n) hundreds; (P)

開闢

[かいびゃく, kaibyaku] (n, vs) beginnings; creation; founding (of empire)

開闢以来

[かいびゃくいらい, kaibyakuirai] (n-t) since the creation (of the world); since the dawn of history

敬白

[けいはく;けいびゃく(ok);けいひゃく(ok), keihaku ; keibyaku (ok); keihyaku (ok)] (int, n) (letters ending with this start with 謹啓) Yours Sincerely

黒白

[くろしろ(P);こくはく;こくびゃく, kuroshiro (P); kokuhaku ; kokubyaku] (n) black and white; right and wrong; (P)

三百

[さんびゃく, sanbyaku] (n) (1) 300; three hundred; (2) (See 文・もん・1) 300 mon; trifling amount; two-bit item; (3) (abbr) (See 三百代言) shyster; (P)

三百諸侯

[さんびゃくしょこう, sanbyakushokou] (n) all the daimyos

三百代言

[さんびゃくだいげん, sanbyakudaigen] (n) (1) (derog) pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; (2) casuist; sophist

小百姓

[こびゃくしょう, kobyakushou] (n) peasant; small farmer

水呑み百姓;水飲み百姓

[みずのみびゃくしょう, mizunomibyakushou] (n) poor peasant or farmer

天地開闢

[てんちかいびゃく, tenchikaibyaku] (n) creation of heaven and earth

土百姓

[どびゃくしょう, dobyakushou] (n) (pejorative term for a) dirt-poor farmer

二河白道

[にがびゃくどう, nigabyakudou] (exp) { Buddh } metaphor in which the road to paradise is likened to a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)

年百年中

[ねんびゃくねんじゅう, nenbyakunenjuu] (adv) throughout the year; all the year round; always

這柏槇

[はいびゃくしん;ハイビャクシン, haibyakushin ; haibyakushin] (n) (uk) dwarf Japanese garden juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens)

柏槙

[びゃくしん;ビャクシン, byakushin ; byakushin] (n) (uk) (See 伊吹) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

白し;白芷(oK)

[びゃくし;ビャクシ, byakushi ; byakushi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 鎧草) bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; (2) (See 花独活) Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)

白衣

[はくい(P);びゃくい;びゃくえ, hakui (P); byakui ; byakue] (n) white robe; (doctor's) white gown; (P)

白衣明妃

[びゃくえみょうひ, byakuemyouhi] (n) { Buddh } Pandara

白狐

[しろぎつね;びゃっこ, shirogitsune ; byakko] (n) albino fox; white (spiritual) fox

白虎

[びゃっこ;はっこ, byakko ; hakko] (n) (1) (See 四神) White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

白檀

[びゃくだん, byakudan] (n) sandalwood

白檀油

[びゃくだんゆ, byakudanyu] (n) sandalwood oil

白夜

[びゃくや;はくや, byakuya ; hakuya] (n) white night (i.e. at the North or South Pole); short night; night under the midnight sun

白蓮

[びゃくれん, byakuren] (n) (1) white lotus; (2) purity; pure heart

白蓮教

[びゃくれんきょう, byakurenkyou] (n) White Lotus Society

白毫

[びゃくごう, byakugou] (n) whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna