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Meaning of TRIPOLI

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a port in northern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
  2. [n]  the capital and largest city of Libya; in northwest Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
 
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 Synonyms: capital of Libya, Tarabulus
 
 See Also: city, Lebanese Republic, Lebanon, Libya, metropolis, national capital, port, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, urban center

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trip"o*li\, n. (Min.)
An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in
polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the
siliceous shells of diatoms.
 

 

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