Cyrene

American

[sahy-ree-nee] / saɪˈri ni /

noun

an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.

Cyrene British

/ saɪˈriːnɪ /

noun

an ancient Greek city of N Africa, near the coast of Cyrenaica: famous for its medical school

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Almostkbal TV posted pictures of a collapsed road between Sousse and Shahat, home to the Greek-founded and UNESCO-listed archaeological site Cyrene.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

The channel also posted pictures of a collapsed road between Sousse and Shahat, the home to the Greek-founded and UNESCO-listed archaeological site Cyrene.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

Livingstone Sango, seen above painting a mural at Cyrene Mission in the 1940s, became a prominent taxidermist with the National Museum in Bulawayo.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022

Cyrene Mission went on to produce many black artists, scholars, teachers and practitioners.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022

The combined campaign failed, but Cyrene was not returned to Alexandria’s full control for decades.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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