Tripoli
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
Word Origin
- Tripoli
- both the Libyan capital and the Lebanese port city represent Greek tri- "three" (see tri-) + polis "town" (see polis). In Libya, Tripolis was the name of a Phoenician colony consisting of Oea (which grew into modern Tripoli), Leptis Magna, and Sabratha. Arabic distinguishes them as Tarabulus ash-sham ("Syrian Tripoli") and Tarabulus al-garb ("Western Tripoli").
Example
- 1. Soon , she was on her way to tripoli .
- 2. American planes attacked targets in benghazi and tripoli .
- 3. Convoys of rebel trucks sped among tripoli 's civilian traffic .
- 4. Security firms are decamping from baghdad to tripoli .
- 5. It is a long way from tripoli to caracas .