Wondering how to use Cyrenaica in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Cyrenaica in a sentence
Cyrenaica meaning
A geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya.
Using Cyrenaica
- The main meaning on this page is: A geographic region, an and former province of northeastern Libya; in modern usage, extended to the entire eastern portion of Libya.
- In the example corpus, cyrenaica often appears in combinations such as: in cyrenaica, and cyrenaica, from cyrenaica.
Context around Cyrenaica
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cyrenaica
- In this selection, "cyrenaica" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unlike, greek and tripolitania stand out and add context to how "cyrenaica" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and in cyrenaica greek and egypt and cyrenaica. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cyrenaica" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cyrenaica
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unlike Cyrenaica, Tripolitania does not extend southward into the desert. (10 words)
Churchill constantly sought an offensive from Auchinleck, and was downcast at the military reverses in Egypt and Cyrenaica. (18 words)
To the east, the area known historically as Cyrenaica has been closely associated with the Arab states of the Middle East. (21 words)
These early mentions show that couscous spread rapidly, but generally that couscous was common from Tripolitania to the west, while from Cyrenaica to the east the main cuisine was Egyptian, with couscous as an occasional dish. (36 words)
Yet Zuhair b. Qais, the deputy of the fallen Arab leader, enlisted Zanata tribes from Cyrenaica to fight for the cause of Islam, and in 686 managed to overturn Kusaila's newly formed kingdom. (34 words)
Merchants and artisans from many parts of the Roman world established themselves in North Africa, but the character of the cities of Tripolitania remained decidedly Punic and, in Cyrenaica, Greek. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Churchill constantly sought an offensive from Auchinleck, and was downcast at the military reverses in Egypt and Cyrenaica.
In 1944, Idris returned from exile in Cairo but declined to resume permanent residence in Cyrenaica until the removal of some aspects of foreign control in 1947.
Merchants and artisans from many parts of the Roman world established themselves in North Africa, but the character of the cities of Tripolitania remained decidedly Punic and, in Cyrenaica, Greek.
Regardless, for more than 400 years Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were part of a cosmopolitan state whose citizens shared a common language, legal system, and Roman identity.
The Sanusi Army was reluctant to disband, however, and the majority of its members arranged to be transferred to the local police force in Cyrenaica under the British military administration.
These early mentions show that couscous spread rapidly, but generally that couscous was common from Tripolitania to the west, while from Cyrenaica to the east the main cuisine was Egyptian, with couscous as an occasional dish.
To the east, the area known historically as Cyrenaica has been closely associated with the Arab states of the Middle East.
Unlike Cyrenaica, Tripolitania does not extend southward into the desert.
Yet Zuhair b. Qais, the deputy of the fallen Arab leader, enlisted Zanata tribes from Cyrenaica to fight for the cause of Islam, and in 686 managed to overturn Kusaila's newly formed kingdom.
Common combinations with cyrenaica
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in cyrenaica 3×
- and cyrenaica 2×
- from cyrenaica 2×
- cyrenaica to 2×