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Proper Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of Barqa, former name of Marj: a city in Libya. alt-of, alternative, historical

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marj

Etymology

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

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