TRIPOLI Definition & Meaning

Tripoli

[ trip-uh-lee ]

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noun

Also �հ��·��·��·�ٲ�·�Ծ�·�� [] 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

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noun

a lightweight porous siliceous rock derived by weathering and used in a powdered form as a polish, filter, etc

Tripoli

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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

Tripoli

Capital of Libya and the largest city in the country, located in northwestern Libya.

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Notes

The city dates back to the seventh century b.c.

United States war planes attacked Tripoli in 1986 in retaliation for Libyan terrorist acts against American citizens.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�հ��·��Ǳ�·��·�ٲ�� [trih-, pol, -i-tn], noun adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Tripoli¹

C17: named after Tripoli , in Libya or in Lebanon

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Example Sentences

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Thursday's order to expel the aid groups was made by the internationally recognised government based in the capital, Tripoli.

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Mr Shegwara, who is also mayor of Hay al Andalous, a municipality in Tripoli, was arrested at his office by police on 20 March.

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The handwritten report is labelled "top secret" and dated 4 October 1988, with the sender given as the Information and Strategic Studies Centre in Tripoli, headed at the time by Megrahi.

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He was taken into American custody in 2022 after being removed from his Tripoli home by an armed militia.

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His family claimed he was removed from his home in Tripoli by armed men and later handed over to the US authorities in circumstances which have yet to be fully explained.

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