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Syrte

/siːrt/

Syrte is the alternative form of Sirte.

Meaning of Sirte

Proper noun

Sirte

  1. A port city in Tripolitania, Libya.
    Synonyms:
    Macomedes, Euphranta, Syrtis, Marsat al-Zāfran, Qasr al-Zāfran, Qasr Sert
  2. A district of Tripolitania, Libya.

Origin of Syrte

From French Syrte, from Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

Questions about Syrte

What is Syrte the alternative form of?
Syrte is the alternative form of Sirte.
How do you pronounce Syrte?
Syrte is pronounced /siːrt/.

Words near Syrte in the dictionary

  1. syrphuses
  2. syrs
  3. syrt
  4. syrtaki
  5. syrtakis
  6. Syrte
  7. syrtes
  8. syrtic
  9. syrtis
  10. syrtos
  11. syrts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Syrte (page history and authors); Sirte (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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