Cyrenaica

[sir-uh-ney-i-kuh, sahy-ruh-]

noun

1. Also called Barca. an ancient district in N Africa.

2. the E part of Libya.

Cyrenaica

/ ˌsɪrə-, ˌsaɪrəˈneɪɪkə /

noun

1. a region and former province (1951–63) of E Libya: largely desert; settled by the Greeks in about 630 _bc ; ruled successively by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Italians. Area: 855 370 sq km (330 258 sq miles)

Example Sentences

He was from Cyrenaica, a Roman/Byzantine province in North Africa.

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Hassan Wanis, head of the general authority for culture in Tripoli, said celebrations and commemorative events were planned in the three regions of old Libya: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest.

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The three council members each represent a region of old Libya: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest.

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The 75-member forum represents the three main regions of old Libya: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest — each to be represented on the three-member presidential council.

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The latest incident dates back to 1 September, when two Sicilian fishing boats, named Antartide and Medinea, were approached by Libyan patrol boats that accused them of fishing in Libyan territorial waters and from there were transferred to Benghazi, the largest city in Cyrenaica, a region in eastern Libya controlled by Haftar.

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