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Tripoli
[ trip-uh-lee ]
noun
- Also Trip·o·li·ta·ni·a [] one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the NW part.
- a seaport in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean.
- (lowercase) any of several siliceous substances, as rottenstone and infusorial earth, used chiefly in polishing.
tripoli
1/ ˈtrɪpəlɪ /
noun
- a lightweight porous siliceous rock derived by weathering and used in a powdered form as a polish, filter, etc
Tripoli
2/ ˈtrɪpəlɪ /
noun
- the capital and chief port of Libya, in the northwest on the Mediterranean: founded by Phoenicians in about the 7th century bc ; the only city that has survived of the three (Oea, Leptis Magna, and Sabratha) that formed the African Tripolis ("three cities"); fishing and manufacturing centre. Pop: 1 223 300 (2002 est) Ancient nameOeaˈiːə Arabic nameTarabulus el Gharb
- a port in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: the second largest town in Lebanon; taken by the Crusaders in 1109 after a siege of five years; oil-refining and manufacturing centre. Pop: 212 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameTripolis Arabic nameTarabulus esh Sham
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Other Words From
- Tri·pol·i·tan [trih-, pol, -i-tn], noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tripoli1
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Example Sentences
The summer wedding of a prominent Christian event manager to her Sunni love from Tripoli was widely celebrated.
But a few weeks later the United States shuttered its embassy in Tripoli.
Tripoli is barely functioning: food shops are running low and fuel is hard to find.
On Monday more than 100 missiles were reported to have fallen on the Tripoli district of Janzour alone.
Tripoli, meanwhile, has suffered its terrifying descent into chaos.
The village of Gibel was totally destroyed, and many houses in Tripoli were tumbled down.
William Eaton, an American general, died; celebrated for his heroic achievements in the expedition against Tripoli, 1798.
Looking across the waves, the sailors saw that the flag of Tripoli no longer waved, and three hearty American cheers rang out.
She was on her way to Malta when she came in sight of a low, long vessel, at whose mast-head floated the flag of Tripoli.
The men at the guns meanwhile poured in two more broadsides, and once more down came the flag of Tripoli.
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