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Tripolitan

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /tɹɪˈpɒlɪtən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to Tripoli

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tripoline

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of Tripoli

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Tripolitānus, from Tripolis + -itānus. By surface analysis, Tripolis + -itan.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy) — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Catalan: tripolità — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • French: tripolitain — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Italian: tripolitano — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Portuguese: tripolitano — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Russian: триполи́йский (tripolíjskij) — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Spanish: tripolitano — of, from or relating to Tripoli
  • Arabic: طَرَابُلْسِيّ (ṭarābulsiyy) — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Arabic: طَرَابُلْسِيَّة (ṭarābulsiyya) — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Catalan: tripolità — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Catalan: tripolitana — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Esperanto: tripolano — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Esperanto: tripolanino — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • French: Tripolitain — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • French: Tripolitaine — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Italian: tripolitano — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Italian: tripolitana — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Portuguese: tripolitano — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Portuguese: tripolitana — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Russian: триполи́ец (tripolíjec) — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Spanish: tripolitano — native or inhabitant of Tripoli
  • Spanish: tripolitana — native or inhabitant of Tripoli