Editing Großliberia (section)

== Name ==

The name ''Großliberia'' combined the German word ''Groß'', meaning greater, with Liberia. It was introduced by Tanoan authorities after the 1974 political reorganization of Liberia. The name was intended to present the state as a larger West African administrative unit aligned with Tanoan strategic interests.

Before the incorporation of Sierra Leone, the term was mostly used in internal government documents, Tanoan military correspondence, and administrative planning. After 1988, the name gained wider official use because the state no longer referred only to the territory of Liberia. English documents used the translated name Greater Liberia, while local speech and foreign references often continued to use Liberia.

The official Liberian name was restored after the end of Tanoan rule in 2024. The term Großliberia remained in use as a historical name for the puppet-state period.