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German: Dschamahirija

English translation: Jamahiriya



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German term or phrase:Dschamahirija
English translation:Jamahiriya
Entered by:Bob Kerns
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Geography / Geography
German term or phrase: Dschamahirija
Lybisch Arabische Dschamahirija

One of many countries in a telephone company's price list. Any idea how it is written in English?
Bob Kerns
Germany
Jamahiriya
Explanation:
This ought to be authoritative:

Embassy of Malta
13, Sciara Obei Ben Ka' ab, (Ben Ashour Area) Tripoli
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
P.O. Box 2534, Tripoli

(The initial J was a guess based on Dschungel for jungle)


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sirius
Denmark
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Jamahiriyasirius
5JamahiriyaJohn Kinory


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Jamahiriya

Explanation:
This ought to be authoritative:

Embassy of Malta
13, Sciara Obei Ben Ka' ab, (Ben Ashour Area) Tripoli
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
P.O. Box 2534, Tripoli

(The initial J was a guess based on Dschungel for jungle)





    Reference: http://www.foreign.gov.mt/ORG/ministry/missions/tripoli2.htm
sirius
Denmark
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks a lot; without this answer I wouldn't have met my deadline today.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Eckhard Boehle: perfectly right, according to "The New York Times Almanach"
28 mins

agree Maya Jurt
58 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Jamahiriya

Explanation:
Jamahiriya

means 'republic' in Arabic



John Kinory
United Kingdom
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