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Misrata

Misrata proper noun: a port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.

Proper noun

Misrata

  1. A port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.
    • The only path for the people of Misrata was to take on the Gaddafi forces, a fact that both civilians and rebel fighters were reconciled to.2016 April 27, “The Battle of Misrata”, in Al Jazeera
  2. A district of Libya, with its capital in Misrata.

Forms of Misrata

alternative formMisratah
alternative formMisurata

Origin of Misrata

From Arabic مصراتة

Questions about Misrata

What does Misrata mean?
Misrata means a port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.
What part of speech is Misrata?
Misrata is a proper noun.

Words near Misrata in the dictionary

  1. misrank
  2. misranked
  3. misranking
  4. misranks
  5. Misras
  6. Misrata
  7. Misratah
  8. misrate
  9. misrated
  10. misrates
  11. misrating

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