Cirenaica

See also: cirenaica

English

Etymology

From Italian Cirenaica, from Latin Cyrenaica, q.v.

Proper noun

Cirenaica

  1. (chiefly historical) Alternative spelling of Cyrenaica: A geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya.
    • 1944 September and October, P. J. Bawcutt, “The Benghazi Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 303:
      Before the Italian occupation in 1911, the only railway in Cirenaica was about 18 miles of Decauville line in the Benghazi area.

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cyrenaica.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cirenaica f

  1. Cyrenaica (a geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.reˈnaj.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ajka
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧re‧nài‧ca

Proper noun

Cirenaica f

  1. Cyrenaica (a geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cyrenaica.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾeˈnaj.kɐ/ [si.ɾeˈnaɪ̯.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾeˈnaj.ka/ [si.ɾeˈnaɪ̯.ka]

Proper noun

Cirenaica f

  1. Cyrenaica (a geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya)