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Noun: Benghazi  ben'gaa-zee
  1. Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Encyclopedia: Benghazi, Libya