Cyrenaica

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Cyrenaica

/saɪɹəˈneɪ.ɪkə/

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From Latin Cȳrenaica, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηναϊκή (Kūrēnaïkḗ), from Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós, “Cyrenean, adj.”) + -ή (-ḗ, “-a: forming feminine nouns”), from Κῡρηναῖος (Kūrēnaîos, “Cyrenean, n.”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”). Equivalent to Cyrenaic + -a.

proper noun Cyrenaïca · Cirenaica · Kyrenaika

A geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya.
Similar: Barqa

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name geographic region in eastern Libya

Español	Cirenaica
Português	Cirenaica
Français	Cyrénaïque
Deutsch	Kyrenaika, Cyrenaika, Cyrenaica
Italiano	Cirenaica
Ελληνικά	Κυρηναϊκή Kyrinaïkí
Русский	Кирена́ика Kirenáika
العربية	بَرْقَة barqa
עברית	קירינאייקה kirinayka

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@misc{cyrenaica_2026,
  title = {Cyrenaica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyrenaica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}