Jamahiriya

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَمَاهِيرِيَّة (jamāhīriyya, [state] of the masses), which derives from جُمْهُورِيَّة (jumhūriyya, republic) by changing the first element, جُمْهُور (jumhūr, public), to its plural form, جَمَاهِير (jamāhīr, the masses).

Noun

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Jamahiriya (uncountable)

  1. (historical) State of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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