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Barka

US/ˈbɑɹkə/

Barka is the alternative spelling of Barqa.

Meaning of Barqa

Proper noun

Barqa

  1. (historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.
  2. (historical) Former name of Cyrenaica: a region of Libya.

Origin of Barka

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Questions about Barka

What is Barka the alternative spelling of?
Barka is the alternative spelling of Barqa.
How do you pronounce Barka?
Barka is pronounced /ˈbɑɹkə/ (US).

Words near Barka in the dictionary

  1. bark scorpion
  2. bark scorpions
  3. bark spud
  4. bark spuds
  5. bark up the wrong tree
  6. Barka
  7. barkada
  8. barkadas
  9. Barkam
  10. barkan
  11. Barkandji

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Barka (page history and authors); Barqa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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