Benghazi

American  

[ben-gah-zee, beng-] / bɛnˈgɑ zi, bɛŋ- /

Or Bengasi

noun

1. a seaport in N Libya: former capital.

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Benghazi British  

/ bɛnˈɡɑːzɪ /

noun

1. Ancient names: Hesperides.   Berenice.  a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

The United States has previously convicted at least two Libyans for involvement in the Benghazi attack.

From Barron's

Since then, the North African country has been divided, with two rival executives vying for power: a Tripoli-based government of national unity and an administration based in Benghazi in the country's east.

From Barron's

But Ankara has recently also reached out to the rival administration in the east, with the head of Turkey's intelligence agency, Ibrahim Kalin, meeting with Haftar in Benghazi in August.

From Barron's

The Government of National Stability, based in Benghazi, also rejected reports that it would take deportees.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, after overcoming a difficult adolescence and the challenge of nurturing a neurodivergent son, she feels much more ectothermic than she did during her childhood in Benghazi, Libya.

From Salon