Libyan
nounEtymology From Libya + -an. English since the 16th century.
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A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.
- No one in Faya forgets that French air force raids drove the Libyans out of Faya, prompting them to abandon their tanks with less than Gaddafian revolutionary zeal and hightail it back home on foot.2005, Jeffrey Tayler, Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel:
- Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.2012 January 26, Moni Basu, “Libyans face tough challenges in building a new nation”, in CNN: