muammar al-qaddafi

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   Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)

   SynonymsQaddafiQadhafiKhadafyGaddafiMuammar el-Qaddafi

   Broaderleader

Questions about muammar al-qaddafi

What does muammar al-qaddafi mean?

muammar al-qaddafi means "Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)".

What is another word for muammar al-qaddafi?

Close synonyms include Qaddafi, Qadhafi, Khadafy, Gaddafi, Muammar el-Qaddafi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is muammar al-qaddafi a common word?

muammar al-qaddafi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.