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tripoli

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9
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Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪpəli/
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/ˈtɹɪpəli/ · /ˈtɹɪpl̩i/ · /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/

Definition of tripoli

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
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name

  1. A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
  2. The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.
    “When he got to Zawiyah, the coastal town west of Tripoli that has become the main hub for the people-smuggling industry, he was kidnapped a second time and held in a tiny cell for six months.”
  3. A city in Lebanon, originally jointly administered by the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus.
  4. A city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County and Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A city in Greece.

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). In reference to American cities, after US actions off Tripoli in Libya during the First Barbary War. Doublet of Tripolis, Tirebolu, and Tripura.

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