Benghazi
US/bɛnˈɡɑ.zi/
Benghazi proper noun: a port city in eastern Libya.
Proper noun
Benghazi
- A port city in eastern Libya.
- Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.2012 January 26, Moni Basu, “Libyans face tough challenges in building a new nation”, in CNN
Benghazi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
Benghazi in Hindi
- Benghazi, Libya
- बिनग़ाज़ी binġāzī
Benghazi in Tamil
- Benghazi, Libya
- பங்காசி paṅkāci
Benghazi in Marathi
- Benghazi, Libya
- बेनगाझी bengājhī
Benghazi in Arabic
- Benghazi, Libya
- بِنْغَازِي binḡāzī
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- Benghazi in Malay
- Benghazi
- Benghazi in Indonesian
- Benghazi
- Benghazi in Persian
- بنغازی
- Benghazi in Thai
- เบงกาซี baynggaasee
- Benghazi in Vietnamese
- Benghazi
Origin of Benghazi
From Ottoman Turkish بنغازی (Bingâzi) and Arabic بِنْغَازِي (Binḡāzī), apparently from earlier مرسى بني غازي (“port of ibn Ghazi”) first attested on a 1579 map by Ali al-Sharfi. Possibly a reference to a Muslim holy man Sidi ibn Ghazi. "Ibn Ghazi" itself can literally be translated as "son of the ghazi (warrior)".
Words formed from Benghazi
Phrases with Benghazi
Questions about Benghazi
- What does Benghazi mean?
- Benghazi means a port city in eastern Libya.
- What is Benghazi in Hindi?
- Benghazi in Hindi is बिनग़ाज़ी (binġāzī). See Benghazi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Benghazi?
- Benghazi is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Benghazi?
- Benghazi is pronounced /bɛnˈɡɑ.zi/ (US).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Benghazi (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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