Tripolitania
Britishnoun
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They point to 1951 when power was devolved to Cyrenaica, the southern province of Fezzan, and Tripolitania in the west.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2013
South Africans who served in the Tripolitania Civil Police Force lie alongside the dead of King George V's own Bengal sappers and miners.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2012
“Where we are heading is a de facto partition, between Tripolitania and Cyrenaica,” the historic names for western and eastern Libya.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 13, 2011
The country is a colonial construct, forged under Italian rule by fascist dictator Bettino Mussolini, who in 1934 combined the once- Ottoman provinces of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 13, 2011
The surrender of all ports occupied in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, including Mizurata, to the nearest Allied garrison.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
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