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A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
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The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.
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A city in Lebanon, originally jointly administered by the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus.
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A city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Lincoln County and Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.
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A city in Greece.
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noun
A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tarabulus, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port
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the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya
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Broader terms: national capital
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a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
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Synonyms: rottenstone
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Broader terms: limestone
History
Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). In reference to American cities, after US actions off Tripoli in Libya during the First Barbary War. Doublet of Tripolis, Tirebolu, and Tripura.
From modern Greek Τρίπολη (Trípoli) used from the 19th century in place of Byzantine Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic Droboliza.
Originally brought from Tripoli in Libya.
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