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Definition of Benghazi
1. Noun. Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli.
Group relationships: Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Definition of Benghazi
1. Proper noun. A Mediterranean sea port in North Africa, in what is today Libya. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benghazi
Literary usage of Benghazi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The jurisdiction of the present Prefecture Apostolic of Tripoli extends over both
the vilayet, of Tripoli and the sanjak of benghazi, that is, ..."
2. Dues and Charges on Shipping in Foreign Ports: A Manual of Reference for the (1907)
"Lighthouse dues same as at benghazi. benghazi. B. is situated on the east coast
of the Gulf of Sidra. Lat. 32-6-51 N., long. 20'2'40 E. No vessel drawing ..."
3. A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum by British Museum, Samuel Birch, Charles Thomas Newton (1870)
"benghazi- Presented by Dr. Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar, 1852. C. 172. -- LXXXII.
... benghazi. Presented by WJ Smith, Esq., 1856. C. 173. - cccn. ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"From Tripoli he went to benghazi, and hoped to travel through the Cyrenaica to
Egypt, but, stopped by the Turkish authorities, ..."
5. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2006)
"Should you venture out on your own, the most interesting part of benghazi is the
Old City near the harbor. Strolling around is quite an experience. ..."
6. The Medical Times and Gazette (1874)
"the llth inst., state«:—"The plague being still in full sway at or near benghazi
and other places in the regency of Tripoli, the local government have, ..."
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