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MUAMMAR EL-QADDAFI

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Overview

MUAMMAR EL-QADDAFI (noun)
  The noun MUAMMAR EL-QADDAFI has 1 sense:

1. Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)play

  Familiarity information: MUAMMAR EL-QADDAFI used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MUAMMAR EL-QADDAFI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gaddafi; Khadafy; Muammar al-Qaddafi; Muammar el-Qaddafi; Qaddafi; Qadhafi

Instance hypernyms:

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)


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