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Tripoli

proper noun

  1. capital city of Libya
  2. a historical region of northern Africa roughly coextensive with the ancient region of Tripolitania
  3. city of northwest Lebanon
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpəli/ / /ˈtɹɪpl̩i/ / /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/ / [ˈtʃɹɪpəli] / [ˈtʃɹɪpl̩i]

name

Etymology: From modern Greek Τρίπολη (Trípoli) used from the 19th century in place of Byzantine Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic Droboliza.

  1. A city in Greece.

noun

Etymology: Originally brought from Tripoli in Libya.

  1. A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.