Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cirenaica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cire-naica
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"Before the Italian occupation in 1911, the only railway in Cirenaica was about 18 miles of Decauville line in the Benghazi area."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Cirenaica, Cyrenaica

Questions

What does cirenaica mean?: 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.
Where does cirenaica come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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