Derna

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Derna

/ˈdɜːɹnə/

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From Arabic درنة (Darnah).

proper noun Dernah · Darnah · Darna

A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya. She asked what place I loved most. It surprised me what came to mind: Derna, my mother’s hometown, and I thought of telling her about it, the smell of herbs as we would drive into the hills, the waterfall that comes out of nowhere, the sea always behind you.
A district of Libya; in full, Derna District. Capital: Derna.

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@misc{derna_2026,
  title = {Derna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}