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

The region's leader is Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose administration in Benghazi rivals the UN-recognised government in the north and has enjoyed UAE patronage since 2014.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 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

The BBC has found that aid supplies gathered from such convoys were stored in two main warehouses supervised by the LNA, one in Benghazi and the other in al-Marj.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Hence at Benghazi, on the north African coast, the date palm is fertile, but produces fruit of poor quality.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth