Cyrenaicanadj.
/sʌɪrɪˈneɪɪkən/ Of or pertaining to the region of Cyrenaica in north Africa, or its people. Also as n.
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Marmaric?a1425
Mauritanian?1556
Numidian1567
Marmarican1593
Cyrenaican1607
Saitic1678
Mauritanic1776
Meroite1844
Meroitic1852
Saite1866
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun]
Numidian?a1425
Nubianc1450
Massylian1606
catadupes1607
Mauritanian1607
Marmarican1627
Niam-Niam1861
Watusi1863
Zande1873
Twa1878
Tutsi1929
Cyrenaican1942
Ubangi1953
Chadian1960
Saharan1970
Sahrawi1976
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 548 There are more kinds of mice in the Cyrenaican region.
1942 ‘M. Home’ House of Shade v. 80 Suppose he had taken on the character of a Cyrenaican or a Tripolitanian from some southern oasis.
1963 I. W. Zartman Govt. & Pol. N. Afr. (1964) v. 97 There is also a Cyrenaican Workers' Federation, but there is no nation-wide union.
1969 J. Wright Libya xii. 133 The Cyrenaicans lost heavily during tough fighting in the spring of 1914.
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adj.1607