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单词 tripoli
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tripoli

noun

trip·​o·​li ˈtri-pə-lē How to pronounce tripoli (audio)
1
: an earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr
2
: an earth consisting of friable dustlike silica not of diatomaceous origin

Word History

Etymology

French, from Tripoli, region of Africa

First Known Use

circa 1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Tripoli

geographical name

Trip·​o·​li ˈtri-pə-lē How to pronounce Tripoli (audio)
1
or Arabic Ṭarābulus
tə-ˈrä-bə-ləs How to pronounce Tripoli (audio)
or ancient Tripolis
ˈtri-pə-ləs How to pronounce Tripoli (audio)
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Lebanon north-northeast of Beirut population 127,611
2
or Arabic Ṭarābulus or ancient Oea
ˈē-ə How to pronounce Tripoli (audio)
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Libya population 591,062

Note: Tripoli is the capital of Libya.

3
Tripolitania when it was one of the Barbary States
Tripolitan
tri-ˈpä-lə-tən How to pronounce Tripoli (audio)
adjective or noun
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