Qaddafi
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7.7
- proper noun
- /kæˈdɑfi/
- In 2011, the world watched as Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi was overthrown during the civil war.
- Muammar Qaddafi
- al-Qaddafi
- Qaddafi of Libya
Examples
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Biographers agree that as a youth, Qaddafi was puritanical, studious, charismatic, religious, and nationalistic.
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Our next stopover was Sirte, chosen by Qaddafi as Libya's new capital.
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In December 1998, he founded the Qaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation.
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I knew, of course, that Qaddafi often receives visitors in his tent.
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Finally, in a televised speech in May 1993, Qaddafi proposed three additional measures.
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American and allied commanders admitted publicly that their mission might end with Qaddafi still in power.
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Shortly thereafter, in 2009, LSE accepted a contribution of 1.5 million from the Qaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation.
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Leaning on a metal crutch, Qaddafi rose to shake my hand.
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On December 5, 1998, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with Qaddafi while traveling through the Arab world.
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The same could be said of the NATO forces that bombed Qaddafi's home-office complex in Tripoli during the 2011 intervention.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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6.9
A Libyan military leader who ruled the country from 1969 to 2011 after a coup
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7.2
A Libyan leader who ruled for over four decades after a military takeover in 1969
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8.3
A Libyan military and political leader who ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011
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7.5
A Libyan leader who ruled the country from 1969 until 2011
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8.8
A spelling of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's name
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8.8
A Libyan leader who came to power in a 1969 military coup and led the country until 2011
Surface Forms
Etymology
Qaddafi is an Arabic 'family or tribal name', and you will also see it written as Gaddafi or Qadhafi because English letters try to show the Arabic sound in different ways. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it like a last name such as 'Smith' or 'Garcia', which is why Qaddafi refers to the Libyan leader.