Tripoli
proper noun
- capital city of Libya
- a historical region of northern Africa roughly coextensive with the ancient region of Tripolitania
- city of northwest Lebanon
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.
- A city in Greece.
noun
Etymology: Originally brought from Tripoli in Libya.
- A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.