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liberia

/laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
liberia
IPA
/laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Monrovia as its capital. Official name: Republic of Liberia.

name

The provincial capital of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia From Latin līber (“free”) + English -ia (“place”). The name was applied to the West African territory settled under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, from which the modern republic developed.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/
  • British English: /laɪˈbɪə̯.ri.ə/

Derived Forms

Liberian

Rhymes With

nigeria criteria bacteria siberia cafeteria hysteria iberia materia diphtheria listeria cyanobacteria feria

Questions

How do you pronounce liberia?
The recorded pronunciation is /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/.
What does liberia mean?
A country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Monrovia as its capital. Official name: Republic of Liberia.
Where does liberia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰeros Proto-Italic *louðeros Old Latin loeber Latin līber Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Liberia From Latin līber (“free”) + English -ia (“place”). The name was applied to the West African territory settled under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, from which the modern republic developed.

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