liberian
リベリア人
解説 Definition
西アフリカのリベリア共和国の人や文化に関連する語。リベリア出身の人々を指す。
A Liberian is a person from Liberia, a country in West Africa. The word can also modify nouns to describe people, culture, food, or other things connected with Liberia.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
国名 Liberia に「〜の人・〜の」を作る接尾辞 -an が付いた語です。人を指す名詞では a Liberian、複数なら Liberians、文化や料理を表す形容詞では Liberian culture、Liberian cuisine のように使います。国名・国籍語なので先頭は大文字にします。
Connect Liberian directly with the country name Liberia. The suffix -an commonly forms words for a person or something associated with a place, as in American or Korean. Use a Liberian and Liberians when referring to people, but use the same form before a noun in phrases such as Liberian journalist, Liberian community, and Liberian cuisine. Because it is a nationality word derived from a proper place name, it is normally written with a capital L.
例文
The Liberian community in our city celebrates their independence day every July.
私たちの街のリベリア人コミュニティは、毎年7月に独立記念日を祝います。
A Liberian journalist won an international award for her investigative reporting on corruption.
リベリア人のジャーナリストが、汚職に関する調査報道で国際的な賞を受賞しました。
Liberian cuisine often features cassava and rice as staple ingredients.
リベリア料理では、キャッサバと米が主要な食材としてよく使われます。
liberian の類義語・関連語
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liberian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
liberian は Liberia＋-an で「リベリアの人」。国名 Liberia 自体がラテン語 liber「自由な」に由来するため、liberty や liberal と同根で、「自由の地の人」という背景が感じられます。
Liberian was formed from Liberia with the suffix -an, which indicates a person from or something associated with a place. The country name Liberia was created from Latin liber, meaning “free,” reflecting the country’s historical association with settlements established for formerly enslaved people from the United States. Liber, liberty, and liberal belong to the same broad Latin word family.
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