Tripolitan
- 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
Consul Eaton, soon disgusted by the greed and eternal haggling of the Tripolitan Pasha, decided that appeasment did not pay.
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
There have been many accounts of Decatur's exploit on this Tripolitan gunboat, with considerable variation as to particulars.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
