Liberian
From Grain Coast
Liberian refers to a person from Liberia, a West African country founded in the 19th century by freed American slaves, or to anything relating to that nation: Liberian culture, Liberian history, a Liberian immigrant.
The country's unique origins give the term historical resonance in discussions of African American history and the abolition movement.
Liberian seat of government
- HarperString instrument player
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- coastalOf the shoreline
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
consulate · embassy · repatriation · compatriot · homeland · allegiance · emigration · immigration
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- legacyWhat's passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
West African ethnic group
- tribalOf a clan
- chieftaincyAuthority of tribal leader
- indigenousOriginating in a region
African oral tradition keeper
- fufuPounded starch staple
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- animismSpirits inhabit all things
Monrovia
Liberian seat of government
- HarperString instrument player
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- coastalOf the shoreline
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
expatriate · consulate · embassy · repatriation · compatriot · homeland · allegiance · emigration · immigration · refugee
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- legacyWhat's passed down
customs · genealogy · descendants · forebears · birthright
Mandingo
West African ethnic group
- tribalOf a clan
- chieftaincyAuthority of tribal leader
- indigenousOriginating in a region
griot
African oral tradition keeper
- fufuPounded starch staple
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- African NationalitiesEgyptian, South African, Nigerian, Moroccan, Kenyan
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, Americans, British, American