Tripoli
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Also Tripolitania one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
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a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the NW part.
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a seaport in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean.
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(lowercase) any of several siliceous substances, as rottenstone and infusorial earth, used chiefly in polishing.
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Arabic name: Tarabulus el Gharb. Ancient name: Oea. 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)
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Arabic name: Tarabulus esh Sham. Ancient name: Tripolis. 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)
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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.
Other Word Forms
- Tripolitan noun
Etymology
Origin of tripoli
C17: named after Tripoli , in Libya or in Lebanon
Example Sentences
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In the capital Tripoli, most ATMs were out of cash this week.
From Barron's
Rubble is all that remains of the building once home to Adnan Mardash's grocery shop in north Lebanon's Tripoli after it collapsed, killing 14 people and shining a spotlight on the impoverished city's neglect.
From Barron's
The death toll from the collapse of two residential buildings in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has risen to 15, state media say.
From BBC
In a historic building in central Tripoli, Libyans wander past ancient statues and artefacts, rediscovering a heritage that transcends political divides at their national museum which reopened this month after a 2011 uprising.
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The Tripoli government's General Mohamed Al-Haddad, four of his advisers and three crew died when the Falcon 50 jet they were travelling on crashed less than forty minutes after take-off on Tuesday.
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