FEZZAN

Meaning of FEZZAN in English

Pronunciation: fe- ' zan

Function: geographical name

region SW Libya, chiefly desert

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FEZZAN — geographical name region SW Libya, chiefly desert
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FEZZAN — Arabic Fazzān ancient Phazania Historic region, southwestern Libya. A part of the Sahara , most of its inhabitants dwell in …
Английский словарь Британика
FEZZAN — /fez zahn"/ , n. a former province in SW Libya: part of the Sahara with numerous oases. 220,000 sq. mi. …
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FEZZAN — geographical name region SW Libya, chiefly desert
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FEZZAN — also spelled Fazzan, Latin Phazania, historic region of northern Africa and until 1963 one of the three provinces of the …
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FEZZAN — Arabic Fazz 0101; n ancient Phazania Historic region, southwestern Libya. A part of the Sahara , most of its inhabitants …
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FEZZAN — ист. обл. Феццан
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FEZZAN — (0) феццан
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FEZZAN — ист. обл. Феццан
Англо-Русский географический словарь
TRIPOLITANIA — Historical region, North Africa. It is now part of northwestern Libya. Colonized by the Phoenician s in the 7th century …
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LIBYA — officially Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyyah Country, North Africa. Area: 678,400 sq mi (1,757,000 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 5,368,000. …
Английский словарь Британика
FEZZANI — feˈzanē, fəˈz-, -zänē noun ( plural fezzani or fezzanis ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: from Fezzan, region in southwestern Libya 1. …
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TUAREG — French Touareg, Berber-speaking pastoralists who inhabit an area in North Africa ranging from Touat, Alg., and Ghudamis, Libya, to northern …
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TRIPOLITANIA — Arabic Tarabulus, historical region of North Africa that now forms the northwestern part of Libya. In the 7th century BC …
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SANUSIYAH — also spelled Sennusiya, a Muslim Sufi (mystic) brotherhood established in 1837 by Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Ali as-Sanusi. In modern history, …
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SAHARA — Kerzaz oasis on Wadi Saoura, western Sahara, Alg. (from Arabic sahara', desert), largest tropical desert in the world, encompassing almost …
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ROHLFS, (FRIEDRICH) GERHARD — born April 14, 1831, Vegesack, near Bremen died June 2, 1896, Bad Godesberg German explorer renowned for his dramatic journeys …
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NIGER, FLAG OF — horizontally striped orange-white-green national flag with an orange sun on the centre stripe. The flag's width-to-length ratio is approximately 6 …
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MARZUQ — also spelled Murzuk, oasis, southwestern Libya. It lies on the northern edge of the Sahra' Marzuq (Sea of Sand). An …
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LIBYA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a field of plain green. It has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2. Under Italian …
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LIBYA — officially Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Arabic Al-Jamahiriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha'biyah al-Ishtirakiyah, formerly Libyan Arab Republic, or People's Socialist Libyan …
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LAING, ALEXANDER GORDON — born Dec. 27, 1793, Edinburgh, Scot. died Sept. 26, 1826, near Tombouctou, Fulani Empire [now Timbuktu, Mali] Scottish explorer of …
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IDRIS I — in full Sidi Muhammad Idri s Al-mahdi As-sanusi born March 13, 1890, Jarabub, Cyrenaica, Libya died May 25, 1983, Cairo …
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HORNEMANN, FRIEDERICH KONRAD — born , September 1772, Hildesheim, Hanover died February 1801, Nupe kingdom [now in Nigeria] the first modern European to make …
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CYRENAICA — also spelled Cirenaica, Arabic Barqah historic region of North Africa and until 1963 a province of the United Kingdom of …
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CHAD, FLAG OF — vertically striped blue-yellow-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is unspecified. When French West Africa was under colonial rule, little was …
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BURCKHARDT, JOHANN LUDWIG — born Nov. 24, 1784, Lausanne, Switz. died Oct. 15, 1817, Cairo also called Ibrahim Ibn 'abd Allah the first European …
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BIRAK — also spelled Brach, or Brak, oasis, western Libya, on the southeastern edge of Al-Hamra' Hammada, a stony plateau. One of …
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TRIPOLITANIA — n. Historical region, North Africa. It is now part of northwestern Libya. Colonized by the Phoenician s in the 7th …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIBYA — n. officially Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jam 0101; h 012B; riyyah Country, North Africa. Area: 678,400 sq mi (1,757,000 sq …
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