CYRENAICA

Meaning of CYRENAICA in English

/sir'euh nay"i keuh, suy'reuh-/ , n.

1. Also called Barca . an ancient district in N Africa.

2. the E part of Libya. Also, Cirenaica .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CYRENAICA — or Italian Cirenaica geographical name ancient coastal region N Africa dominated by city of Cyrene, region E Libya; formerly a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CYRENAICA — or Cirenaica Northeastern region of present-day Libya . It was colonized by the Greeks (с 631 BC), who established five …
Английский словарь Британика
CYRENAICA — n. historic area colonized by the ancient Greeks that occupied the eastern part of Libya bordering the Mediterranean Sea; Barca, …
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CYRENAICA — geographical name or Italian Ci·re·na·ica same or ˌchē-rā-ˈnä-ē-(ˌ)kä 1. or Cy·re·ne sī-ˈrē-(ˌ)nē ancient coastal region N Africa dominated by city …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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CYRENAICA — Cyrenaica BrE AmE ˌsaɪ ə r ə ˈneɪ ɪk ə ˌsɪr-, -ɪ-, -ˈnaɪ- AmE \ ˌsɪr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CYRENAICA — or Cirenaica Northeastern region of present-day Libya . It was colonized by the Greeks ( 0441; 631 BC), who established …
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CYRENAICA — Киренаика
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CYRENAICA — ист. обл. Киренаика
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CYRENAICA — (n) Киренаика
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CYRENAICA — ист. обл. Киренаика
Англо-Русский географический словарь
CYRENAICA — Pronunciation: ˌ sir- ə - ' n ā - ə -k ə , ˌ s ī -r ə - Variant: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SANŪSĪ, AL- — in full Sīdī Muḥammad ibn ʽAlī al-Sanūsī al-Mujāhirī al-Ḥasanī al-Idrīsī born с 1787, Tursh, near Mostaganem, North Africa died Sept. …
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PTOLEMAIS — Ancient coastal city, Cyrenaica . Located in modern Libya, it received its name in the 3rd century BC from Ptolemy …
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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. …
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IDRĪS I — in full Sīdī Muḥammad Idrīs al-Mahdī al-Sanūsī born March 13, 1890, Jarabub, Cyrenaica, Libya died May 25, 1983, Cairo, Egypt …
Английский словарь Британика
CYRENAIC — I. |sirə|nāik, |sīr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Cyrenaicus, from Greek Kyrēnaïkos, adjective & noun, from Kyrēnaïka, ancient region …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYRENAIC — /sir'euh nay"ik, suy'reuh-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Cyrenaica, or its chief city, Cyrene. 2. noting or pertaining …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CYRENAIC — noun a native of cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of aristippus. ·see cyrenian, ·noun. 2. cyrenaic ·adj pertaining …
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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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SANUSI, AS- — in full Sidi Muhammad Ibn 'ali As-sanusi Al-mujahiri Al-hasani Al-idrisi born c. 1787, , Tursh, near Mostaganem, in northern Africa …
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PTOLEMY VI PHILOMETOR — (Greek: Loving His Mother) flourished c. 180, 145 BC Macedonian king of Egypt under whom an attempted invasion of Coele …
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PTOLEMY III EUERGETES — ((Greek: Benefactor)) flourished 246221 BC Macedonian king of Egypt, son of Ptolemy II; he reunited Egypt and Cyrenaica and successfully …
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PTOLEMY APION — flourished c. 116, 96 BC ruler of Cyrenaica who separated it from Egypt and in his will bequeathed the country …
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PTOLEMAIS — modern Tolmeita, or Tulmaythah coastal city of ancient Cyrenaica (now part of Libya). The site was easily defensible and provided …
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NORTH AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Additional reading General works Overviews of North …
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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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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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IDRIS — in full S 012B; d 012B; Mu 1E25; ammad Idr 012B; s al-Mahd 012B; al-San 016B; s 012B; born March …
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