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Tripolitania

/ ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

  1. the NW part of Libya: established as a Phoenician colony in the 7th century bc ; taken by the Turks in 1551 and became one of the Barbary states; under Italian rule from 1912 until World War II

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Never after four months in Tripolitania did John laugh at the Englishman who carried his tub with him.

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