Cyrenaica
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Cyr·e·na·i·ca
(sĭr′ə-nā′ĭ-kə, sī′rə-) An ancient region of northeast Libya bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. It was colonized by the Greeks in the seventh century bc and became a Roman province in the first century bc.
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Cyrenaica
(ˌsaɪrəˈneɪɪkə; ˌsɪrə-) orCirenaica
n
(Placename) a region and former province (1951–63) of E Libya: largely desert; settled by the Greeks in about 630 bc; ruled successively by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Italians. Area: 855 370 sq km (330 258 sq miles)
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Cyr•e•na•i•ca
or Cir•e•na•i•ca
(ˌsɪr əˈneɪ ɪ kə, ˌsaɪ rə-)n.
1. an ancient district in N Africa.
2. the E part of Libya.
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