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tripoli definition

tripo·li (trip′ə lē′)

noun

a usually light-colored, very finely divided, essentially siliceous material consisting either of weathered chert or siliceous limestone: used as a polishing powder

Etymology: Fr, after Tripoli, town in Lebanon (or ? Libya), from which it was orig. imported

Tripoli definition

Tripo·li (trip′ə lē′)

  1. former Barbary State on the N coast of Africa
  2. seaport & capital of Libya, on the NW coast: pop. 858,000
  3. seaport on the NW coast of Lebanon: pop. 200,000

Related Forms:

  • Tripolitan Tri·pol′i·tan (tri päl′i tən, -it'n) adjective, noun

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