Gaddafi

[ guh-dah-fee ]

/ gəˈdɑ fi /

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noun

Mu·am·mar (Muhammad), al- or el-,

[moo-ahm-ahr-al, el], /muˈɑm ɑr æl, ɛl/, Qadhafi.

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Words nearby Gaddafi

gaby, G/A con., gad, gadabout, Gadarene, Gaddafi, Gaddi, G/A dep., gadfly, gadget, gadgeteer

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How to use Gaddafi in a sentence

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.
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The 65-year-old general, a former top Gaddafi-era military commander, has pledged to rid Libya of Islamist hard-liners.
Libya: Requiem for a Revolution|Jamie Dettmer|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said the violence now is worse than during the fight against Gaddafi.
Libya: Requiem for a Revolution|Jamie Dettmer|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the contrary: since the 2011 ouster of Gaddafi, the world has cut Libya a lot of slack.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Decades of rule by Gaddafi left Libyans with a collective case of PTSD, or something very much like it.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Gaddafi

Gaddafi

Qaddafi

/ (ɡəˈdɑːfɪ) /

noun

Mu'ammar Muhammad al- (ˈməʊəˌmɑː æl),1942–2011, Libyan army officer and statesman; head of state from 1969

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