Associations to the word «Benghazi»

Wiktionary

BENGHAZI, proper noun. A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
BENGHAZI HANDICAP, proper noun. (slang) The retreat of allied forces from Benghazi in North Africa in March 1941 during World War II ahead of German forces commanded by Erwin Rommel.

Dictionary definition

BENGHAZI, noun. Port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats