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BENGHAZI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Benghazi mean?
• BENGHAZI (noun)
The noun BENGHAZI has 1 sense:
1. port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
Familiarity information: BENGHAZI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Benghazi" is a part of...):
Libya; Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum)
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