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[1] Also Trip·o·li·ta·ni·a [trip-uh -li-tey -nee-uh , -teyn -yuh ; Italian tr ee-paw-lee-tah -nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ . one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
[2] a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the NW part.
[3] a seaport in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean.
[4] (lowercase ) any of several siliceous substances, as rottenstone and infusorial earth, used chiefly in polishing.
[5] Ancient Geography . the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
[6] Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). Capital : Tripoli.
[7] a lightweight porous siliceous rock derived by weathering and used in a powdered form as a polish, filter, etc
[8] 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 name: Oea (ˈiːə ) Arabic name: Tarabulus el Gharb
[9] 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 name: Tripolis Arabic name: Tarabulus esh Sham
[10] a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta led by Colonel Gaddafi in 1969; Gaddafi's authoritarian regime overthrown in 2011 following a popular uprising. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 6 002 347 (2013 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles) Official name: Al-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma
Other words from Tripoli
Tri·pol·i·tan [trih-pol -i-tn] /trɪˈpɒl ɪ tn/ , noun, adjective
Word origin for Tripoli
C17: named after Tripoli , in Libya or in Lebanon