Cyrene

[ sahy-ree-nee ]

noun

1. an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.

Cyrene

/ saɪˈriːnɪ /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city of N Africa, near the coast of Cyrenaica: famous for its medical school

Example Sentences

And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.

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Virgil represents the virgins of Cyrene spinning Milesian wool dyed of a deep sea-green.

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Aristus, in Greek mythology, son of Apollo and Cyrene, the introducer of bee-keeping.

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By referring to the map, the reader will observe that Cyrene is in Libya, on the north coast of Africa.

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And at they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

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