Usage Note
Liberato is the past participle of liberare (to free) used as an adjective. It can describe a person (prigioniero liberato, 'freed prisoner'), a territory (zona liberata, 'liberated zone'), or be used in the historical context of the Italian Liberation (la Liberazione of 25 April 1945). As a compound noun, il liberato can refer to a released prisoner.
Examples
"I prigionieri liberati sono tornati a casa."
Natural Translation
The freed prisoners returned home.
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