Cyrenaica

Proper noun

Meaning

Cyrenaica

A Roman province on the North African coast, now part of Libya,

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I am very much afraid that the loss of Cyrenaica will have serious political consequences for the Duce. Ugo Cavallero

Churchill constantly sought an offensive from Auchinleck, and was downcast at the military reverses in Egypt and Cyrenaica. Source: Internet

In 1944, Idris returned from exile in Cairo but declined to resume permanent residence in Cyrenaica until the removal of some aspects of foreign control in 1947. Source: Internet

Ali Zeidan, a puppet figure of the West, was sacked by the Islamist-led congress on Tuesday after failing to prevent a North Korean tanker loading oil from a port controlled by rebels in the eastern region of Cyrenaica. Source: Internet

There is an ancient Jewish connection:During the Roman period, the Jewish population of Cyrenaica grew. Source: Internet

Merchants and artisans from many parts of the Roman world established themselves in North Africa, but the character of the cities of Tripolitania remained decidedly Punic and, in Cyrenaica, Greek. Source: Internet

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