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Sidra

American

[sid-rah] / ˈsɪd rɑ /

noun

Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.

Sidra British

/ ˈsɪdrə /

noun

a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya

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Notable performances include the world premieres of a work choreographed by ex-New York City Ballet principal Jock Soto and a piece by contemporary dancer and choreographer Sidra Bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Pakistan were always behind the scoring rate in reaching 60-0 and after Sophie Ecclestone dismissed Sidra Ameen for 26th in the ninth over, fellow opener Gull Feroza was caught for 30 in the next over.

From BBC ● May 19, 2024

Yamen Madi, 10, looks on as his mother, Noor Madi, holds his brother inside the pediatric unit for Gazan patients at Sidra Medicine, a hospital in Doha.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Four major oil ports in Libya - Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra - were closed from Saturday evening for three days, two oil engineers told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

True, we find upon the Mediterranean coast the Gulf of Sidra, the Gulf of Arabia upon the coast of the Indian Ocean, and the Gulf of Guinea upon the Atlantic coast.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam

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