单词 | Tripoli |
释义 | Tripoli(ˈtrɪpəlɪ) noun 1. 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) Ancient name: Oea (ˈiːə). Arabic name: Tarabulus el Gharb2. 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: 1 126 145 (2015 est) Ancient name: Tripolis. Arabic name: Tarabulus esh Sham tripoli(ˈtrɪpəlɪ) noun a lightweight porous siliceous rock derived by weathering and used in a powdered form as a polish, filter, etc Word origin C17: named after Tripoli, in Libya or in Lebanon |
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