Republic of Liberia
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- proper noun
- /rɪˈpʌblɪk əv lɪˈbɪəriə/
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República de Liberia
- It holds interests in various mines located in the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, Morenci minerals district in North America, South America, and Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Recently, during a meeting at the U.N. mission of France, after the French ambassador told Rice that the U.N. needed to do more to intervene in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rice was said to have replied: "It's the eastern DRC."
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Prior to the vote, the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) voiced its objection to Rwanda being part of the Security Council.
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The Republic of Liberia was established as a home for formerly enslaved people from the United States.
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In 1847, the Republic of Liberia declared its independence, becoming the first African republic.
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The capital city of the Republic of Liberia is Monrovia, named after U.S. President James Monroe.
Synonyms
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A country in West Africa with capital Monrovia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently compositional: 'republic' (a form of government) + 'of' (indicating belonging/association) + 'Liberia' (the country name) directly yields 'the republic that is Liberia' which denotes the country. This political naming pattern ('Republic of X') is cross-linguistically common and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Republic of Liberia was founded in the 1800s when people who had been slaves in the United States moved to West Africa and set up their own country. They chose the name Liberia from the idea of 'freedom' and made a republic, so the country's name and flag remind people of the United States and the idea of 'freedom'.