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Liberia

[ lahy-beer-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. a republic in West Africa: founded in 1822 by freeborn and formerly enslaved Black people from the United States. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). : Monrovia.


Liberia

/ ±ô²¹ÉªËˆ²úɪə°ùɪə /

noun

  1. a republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic: originated in 1822 as a home for freed Afro-American slaves, with land purchased by the American Colonization Society; republic declared in 1847; exports are predominantly rubber and iron ore. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority, also animist. Currency: dollar. Capital: Monrovia. Pop: 3 989 703 (2013 est). Area: 111 400 sq km (43 000 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Liberia

  1. Republic in western Africa , bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, the Ivory Coast to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
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Notes

The American Colonization Society began settlement of black Americans, most of them freed slaves, in 1822. Eventually, 15,000 blacks emigrated to Liberia.
A civil war that commenced in 1989 and that lasted until the mid-1990s claimed more than 150,000 lives.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • trans-³¢¾±Â·²ú±ð·°ù¾±Â·²¹²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Liberia1

First recorded in 1825–30; from Latin ±ôÄ«²ú±ð°ù “free†+ -ia ( def )
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While living comfortably in Dubai, he registered companies in bespoke tax-free zones, and eventually procured diplomatic credentials from Liberia, according to a New York Times profile.

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The embattled speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has been questioned by the police after a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.

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The ship is registered in Liberia to Mediterranean Shipping Company, which did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

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Twenty years ago, Lacroix said, a united international community pushed in the same direction as the United Nations to restore peace to East Timor, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cambodia.

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While Kenya has vast experience in international peacekeeping, including during the civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Haiti is uncharted territory.

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