Cyrenaica
geographical name
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Cy·re·na·ica
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌsir-ə-ˈnā-ə-kə  
                                                                                                                              
            ˌsī-rə-
                                                      
                                                          
            variants  
 or Italian Cirenaica    
                                                     
            
        
    same or
    ˌchē-rā-ˈnä-ē-(ˌ)kä 1
                    
                                  
 or Cyrene    
                                  
              
          
                                                      ancient coastal region of northern Africa dominated by the city of Cyrene                                      
                
                    
2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      region of eastern Libya roughly coextensive with ancient Cyrenaica; formerly a province                                      
                
                    
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