Definitions

1. noun

A country in North Africa, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, and Tunisia; capital, Tripoli.

“The foreign minister of Libya attended the international conference.”

2. proper noun

The ancient city in the eastern part of Cyrenaica, in what is now Libya, famous for its ruins of the Greek city of Cyrene.

“The archaeologists discovered the remains of the ancient city of Libya in the desert.”

3. proper noun

The Roman province that existed from 74 BC to 295 AD, in what is now Libya, Tunisia, and parts of Algeria and Egypt.

“The Roman province of Libya was an important center of trade and commerce in the Mediterranean.”