Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Qadhafi

American  
[kuh-dah-fee] / kəˈdɑ fi /
Also Qaddafi,

noun

  1. Muammar (Muhammad) al- or el- 1942–2011, Libyan army colonel and political leader: chief of state 1969–2011.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Estimates put the Libyan stockpile at some 1,000 metric tons of yellowcake uranium under Qadhafi, who declared his nascent nuclear weapons program to the world in 2003 to after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

There, Libya under dictator Moammar Qadhafi stored thousands of barrels of so-called yellowcake uranium for a once-planned uranium conversion facility that was never built in his decadeslong secret weapons program.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Sirte was the birthplace of former dictator Muammar Qadhafi.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2016

For the Qadhafi regime, this is the final chapter – the end is near and events are moving fast.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2011

But it also appeared to have been a major concern of none other than Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi.

From Time Magazine Archive