heypolyglot
Italian

libico

/ˈli.bi.ko/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

Libyan

  • person from Libya

In a sentence

Un libico che ho conosciuto all'università parla quattro lingue.

A Libyan I met at university speaks four languages.

Ieri ho parlato a lungo con un libico arrivato da poco in città.

Yesterday I had a long conversation with a Libyan who recently arrived in town.

Molti libici vivono e studiano qui da anni.

Many Libyans have been living and studying here for years.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
libicomasculine · singular
libicimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Nationalities are not capitalised in Italian, unlike in English.
  • The feminine form is libica, and plural forms are libici (m.) and libiche (f.).
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