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Derna

/ˈdɜːɹnə/

Derna proper noun: a city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.

derna: a city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya
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Proper noun

Derna

  1. A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
    • She asked what place I loved most. It surprised me what came to mind: Derna, my mother’s hometown, and I thought of telling her about it, the smell of herbs as we would drive into the hills, the waterfall that comes out of nowhere, the sea always behind you.2024, Hisham Matar, My Friends, Random House (2025), page 157
  2. A district of Libya; in full, Derna District. Capital: Derna.

Forms of Derna

alternative formDernah
alternative formDarnah
alternative formDarna

Origin of Derna

From Arabic درنة (Darnah).

Words formed from Derna

  • Derna District

Questions about Derna

What does Derna mean?
Derna means a city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
What part of speech is Derna?
Derna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Derna?
Derna is pronounced /ˈdɜːɹnə/.

Words near Derna in the dictionary

  1. dermotropic
  2. dermotropism
  3. dermovascular
  4. derms
  5. dern
  6. Derna
  7. Dernah
  8. derne
  9. derned
  10. Derner
  11. dernful

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