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Liberia
[lahy-beer-ee-uh]
noun
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
/ ɪˈɪəɪə /
noun
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)
Liberia
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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- anti-Liberian adjective
- Liberian adjective
- pro-Liberian adjective
- trans-Liberian adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Liberia1
Example Sentences
"We have not had discussions about deportees or criminals coming to Liberia."
Thousands of black Americans and liberated Africans - rescued from transatlantic slave ships - settled in Liberia during the colonial era.
"Kimberley was designed to deal with armed non-state actors in places like Sierra Leone and Liberia," he said.
Liberia's former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire at the nation's House of Representatives, local police have said.
Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing.
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