Khadafy
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- proper noun
- /kəˈdɑfi/
- Khadafy ruled Libya for over four decades after seizing power in a coup.
- Moammar Khadafy
Examples
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In 2011, world leaders called for an end to Khadafy's regime amid widespread protests.
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The remaining Khadafy loyalists are also remembering Benghazi, and they knew exactly who to go after.
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Did you Americans ever ask what and where the booty from Khadafy's nuclear and chemical warfare weapons is stored?
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A thoroughly contained Khadafy has been replaced by a Libyan government owing much to Al Qaeda and extremist "freedom fighters."
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Both sets of actions were well within the U.S.'s power, and, IMHO, both stood a decent chance of propping up Mubarak, Khadafy, or Ben Ali if that's what the U.S. felt was in its best interest.
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Many people around the world protested against Khadafy's oppressive government.
Synonyms
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A Libyan leader who ruled from 1969 to 2011
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A Libyan military leader who ruled the country from 1969 to 2011 after a coup
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A Libyan leader who ruled for over four decades after a military takeover in 1969
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A Libyan military and political leader who ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011
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A Libyan leader who ruled the country from 1969 until 2011
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A Libyan leader who came to power in a 1969 military coup and led the country until 2011
Surface Forms
Etymology
Khadafy is an English spelling of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's name. Because some Arabic sounds do not match English letters, writers used different spellings, so Khadafy is one common way his name appeared in newspapers and books.