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Sirte

Sirte

See also: sirte

English

Proper noun

Sirte

  1. A city in the Gulf of Sidra, in northern Libya.

sirte

sirte

See also: Sirte

Italian

Noun

sirte f (plural sirti)

  1. A dangerous sandy reef that forms in deep water (on the African coast of the Mediterranean)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Noun

sirte m (plural sirtes)

  1. A sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships.
  2. A sandbank, a shoal

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsir.te/, [ˈsiɾ.te]

Noun

sirte f (plural sirtes)

  1. A sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships.