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

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