Definition of Benghazi

1. Noun. Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli.


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

Bengal
Bengal bean
Bengal fox
Bengal foxes
Bengal kino
Bengal light
Bengal lights
Bengal rose
Bengal tiger
Bengal tigers
Bengalee
Bengalees
Bengali
Bengalis
Benghal bean
Benghazi (current term)
Benghazi Handicap
Bengkulu
Benguela Current
Benin
Benin franc
Beninese
Benioff zone
Benioff zones
Benito
Benito Mussolini
Benjamin
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin David Goodman
Benjamin Disraeli

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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