Ben·gha·zi also Ben·ga·si (b n-gä z , bng-) A city of northeast Libya on the Gulf of Sidra. Inhabited since Greek and Roman times, it is a major port and was a capital of Libya from 1951 to 1972. Population: 685,000. |
Benghazi, Bengasi [bɛnˈgɑːzɪ]
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(Placename) 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.: 650 000 (1995 est.) Ancient names Hesperides Berenice [bɛrəˈnaɪsɪ]
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| Noun | 1. | Benghazi - port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum |
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