Libya is a North African country that is mostly Sahara. Travel to Libya, born in Libya, the coast of Libya.
Around nine-tenths of it is desert and almost everybody lives along the Mediterranean coast. It holds the largest oil reserves in Africa. Leptis Magna, on that coast, is among the best-preserved Roman cities anywhere.
1nounlibyaA country in North Africa.
“The Sahara Desert covers most of Libya.”
libya is a country.
Ancient Greek
Λιβύη
Latin
Libya
English
Libya
English, today
libya
Libya comes from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη. Attested in English since the 16th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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