Cyrenaica

English

Alternative forms

• Cyrenaïca (archaic)
• Cirenaica, Kyrenaika

Etymology

From Latin Cȳrenaica, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηναϊκή (Kūrēnaïkḗ), from Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós, “Cyrenean, adj.”) + -ή (-ḗ, “-a: forming feminine nouns”), from Κῡρηναῖος (Kūrēnaîos, “Cyrenean, n.”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”). Equivalent to Cyrenaic +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪɹəˈneɪ.ɪkə/
• Hyphenation: Cy‧re‧na‧i‧ca

Proper noun

Cyrenaica

2. A geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya.

   Synonym: Barqa (in medieval contexts)

Derived terms

• Cyrenaican

Related terms

• Cyrenaic
• Cyrenian

Translations

geographic region in eastern Libya

• Arabic: بَرْقَة f (barqa)
• Catalan: Cirenaica f
• Dutch: Cyrenaica
• Estonian: Kürenaika
• Finnish: Kyrenaika (fi)
• French: Cyrénaïque (fr) f
• German: Kyrenaika (de) n or f, Cyrenaika (de), Cyrenaica f
• Greek: Κυρηναϊκή f (Kyrinaïkí)

  Ancient Greek: Κυρηναϊκή f (Kurēnaïkḗ)

• Hebrew: קירינאייקה f (kirinayka)
• Italian: Cirenaica f
• Latin: Cyrenaica (la) f
• Polish: Cyrenajka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Cirenaica f
• Russian: Кирена́ика (ru) f (Kirenáika)
• Spanish: Cirenaica f
• Swedish: Cyrenaika
• Turkish: Sirenayka

Portuguese

Proper noun

Cyrenaica f

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Cirenaica