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tripoli

noun trip·o·li \ˈtri-pə-lē\

Definition of TRIPOLI

: an earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr

: an earth consisting of friable dustlike silica not of diatomaceous origin

French, from Tripoli, region of Africa

First Known Use: circa 1601

geographical name Trip·o·li \ˈtri-pə-lē\

or Arabic Ṭa·rā·bu·lus \tə-ˈrä-bə-ləs\ or ancient Trip·o·lis \ˈtri-pə-ləs\ city & port NW Lebanon NNE of Beirut pop 127,611

or Arabic Ṭarābulus or ancient Oea \ˈē-ə\ city & port NW Libya, its ∗ pop 591,062

Tripolitania when it was one of the Barbary States

— Tri·pol·i·tan \tri-ˈpä-lə-tən\ adjective or noun

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