tripoli
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′)
- former Barbary State on the N coast of Africa
- seaport & capital of Libya, on the NW coast: pop. 858,000
- 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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