Meanings
proper noun
alternative Dernah · alternative Darnah · alternative Darna
- A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
She asked what place I loved most. It surprised me what came to mind: Derna, my mother’s hometown, and I thought of telling her about it, the smell of herbs as we would drive into the hills, the waterfall that comes out of nowhere, the sea always behind you.
2024, Hisham Matar, My Friends, Random House (2025), page 157 - A district of Libya; in full, Derna District. Capital: Derna.
Origin
- Arabicدرنة
- EnglishDerna
From Arabic درنة (Darnah).
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APA
Derna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Derna
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“Derna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Derna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Derna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Derna.
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