Tripoli
noun
Also Tripolitania one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
Tripolitan
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a word derived from
Tripoli.
Example Sentences
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At any rate, that year, one of Jefferson’s warships, the Enterprize, got into a fight with a Tripolitan ship and won.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
As Jefferson’s secretary of state, he oversaw the Tripolitan War from 1801 to 1805.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2011
James's boss, Captain Stephen Decatur, was knocked down by a Tripolitan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Author Roberts finally pins Lear to the mat as one of the culprits in our "disgraceful as well as heroic" Tripolitan War.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Tripolitan War suspended the sword of Damocles over the Turk's head.
From World's War Events, Vol. I by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
