"-ghazi" meaning in English

See -ghazi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from Benghazi, the site of the 2012 Benghazi attack. The attack led to several investigations by the United States, though no criminal charges were levied. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|Benghazi}} Back-formation from Benghazi Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ghazi, {{en-suffix}} -ghazi
  1. Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals. Wikipedia link: 2012 Benghazi attack, Investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack Tags: morpheme Related terms: -gate
    Sense id: en--ghazi-en-suffix-3WBZkifZ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

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