Liberian

Variant of Liberia

Liberia definition

Li·beria (lī bir′ē ə)

country on the W coast of Africa: founded (1821) by the American Colonization Society as settlement for freed U.S. slaves; established as an independent republic in 1847: 38,250 sq mi (99,067 sq km): pop. 2,102,000; cap. Monrovia

Related Forms:

  • Liberian Li·ber′·ian adjective, noun

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