Library / English Dictionary

LIBERIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves

Synonyms:

Liberia; Republic of Liberia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Liberia"):

capital of Liberia; Liberian capital; Monrovia (the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia)

Meronyms (members of "Liberia"):

Liberian (a native or inhabitant of Liberia)

Holonyms ("Liberia" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

Derivation:

Liberian (of or relating to Liberia or its people)

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