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  Tripoli

  noun

  Also Tripolitania one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
• tripoli
  tripoli

  noun

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

Tripoli

American  

[trip-uh-lee] / ˈtrɪp ə li /

noun

1. Also Tripolitania one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the NW part.

3. a seaport in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean.

4. (lowercase) any of several siliceous substances, as rottenstone and infusorial earth, used chiefly in polishing.

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tripoli ¹ British  

/ ˈtrɪpəlɪ /

noun

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

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Tripoli ² British  

/ ˈtrɪpəlɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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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Tripoli Cultural  

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

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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.

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• Tripolitan
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of tripoli

C17: named after _Tripoli , in Libya or in Lebanon

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According to Al-Marimi, he was released from prison on "compassionate grounds" on 30 September 2021 and returned to his family in Tripoli.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Libyan teachers are suffering," one Tripoli teacher, Fatima Ali, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The so-called "teachers' movement", now backed by the Libya teachers' union, held a large protest outside the government headquarters in the capital Tripoli.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The second Libyan, Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah was acquitted and returned home to a hero's welcome in Tripoli.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

On June 22, 1893, during maneuvers off Tripoli, this marvel of naval technology had been struck by the H.M.S.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

They contain in their outer coat or case a relatively large portion of silex, and their remains here and there form deposits—vast beds many feet in thickness—known as "tripoli," and used for polishing.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

When a sufficient number of coats have been laid on—which will usually be two only—the work must be polished by means of a piece of cloth or felt dipped in tripoli or finely powdered pumice-stone.

From Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing by William N. Brown

The addition of a little tripoli greatly facilitates the cleaning.

From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes

Thus, when backed by a fairly hard metal even tripoli, although much softer, will polish sapphire.

From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade

Or, the powdered tripoli may be mixed up with a little pure oil, and used upon a ball of serge, or of chamois leather, which is better.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young

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