"Gaddafian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Gaddafian [comparative], most Gaddafian [superlative]
Etymology: Gaddafi + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gaddafi|an}} Gaddafi + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Gaddafian (comparative more Gaddafian, superlative most Gaddafian)
  1. Of or relating to Muammar Gaddafi (c.1942–2011), Libyan revolutionary and politician.

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