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Benghazi

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

noun

  1. a seaport in N Libya: former capital.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He intervened in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi’s military to prevent a massacre in Benghazi.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

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 Dec. 31, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

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 Jan. 29, 2025

Arnauld gives the mortality at Benghazi in 1874 as 39 per cent. of attacks.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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