"libyan desert" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is an instance of: desert - arid land with little or no vegetation
is a part of:
- arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
- libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
- republic of the sudan, soudan, sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
- sahara, sahara desert - the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa