Li·be·ri·a
A country of western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded (1821) through the
efforts of the American Colonization Society and settled mainly by freed slaves from 1822
to the 1860s. Liberia is the oldest independent country in Africa (established 1847). A
military coup in 1980 initiated a period of despotic government and civil unrest leading to
full-scale civil war in 1990. A cease-fire agreement was reached in 1996, and elections were
held in 1997. Monrovia is the capital and the largest city.
Population: 2,700,000.
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Li·be ri·an adj. & n.
liberian
adj : of or relating to Liberia or its people; "Liberian ship owners" [syn: Liberian] n : a native or
inhabitant of Liberia [syn: Liberian]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by
Houghton Mifflin Company.
