tripoli
/ˈtɹɪpəli//ˈtɹɪpəli/
tripoli noun: a sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
Noun
tripoli (countable and uncountable, plural tripolis)
- A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Tripoli
Tripoli
- A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
- The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.
- When he got to Zawiyah, the coastal town west of Tripoli that has become the main hub for the people-smuggling industry, he was kidnapped a second time and held in a tiny cell for six months.2020 February 13, Roland Oliphant, “'I have lost four years of my life': the desperate migrants stuck in squalid Libyan camps”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025
- The Libyan government.
- A city in Lebanon, originally jointly administered by the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus.
- A city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County and Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tripoli
Tripoli
tripoli meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tripoli in Hindi
- त्रिपोली, तिपोली
tripoli in Tamil
- தேய்ப்பான், பளபளப்பூட்டி, மெருகூட்டி
tripoli in Marathi
- त्रिपोली, त्रिपोळी, तिपोली
tripoli in Urdu
- تریپولی, طرابلس, ٹرپولی
More languagesFewer languages
- tripoli in Bengali
- ত্রিপোলি
- tripoli in Telugu
- త్రిపోలి, ట్రిపోలి, త్రిపోలీ
- tripoli in Malayalam
- ത്രിപോലി, ത്രിപോളി, ട്രൈപോളി
- tripoli in Kannada
- ತ್ರಿಪೋಲಿ, ಟ್ರಿಪೋಲಿ
- tripoli in Punjabi
- ਤ੍ਰਿਪੋਲੀ, ਟ੍ਰਿਪੋਲੀ, ਤਿਪੋਲੀ
- tripoli in Gujarati
- ત્રિપોલી, ટ્રિપોલી
- tripoli in Odia
- ତ୍ରିପୋଲି, ଟ୍ରିପୋଲି, ତ୍ରିପୋଲୀ
- tripoli in Nepali
- त्रिपोली, ट्रिपोली
Synonyms of tripoli
Forms of tripoli
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tripolis |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tripoly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Tripolis |
Origin of tripoli
Originally brought from Tripoli in Libya.
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.
Words formed from tripoli
Phrases with tripoli
Words that rhyme with tripoli
Questions about tripoli
- What does tripoli mean?
- Tripoli means a sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
- What is tripoli in Hindi?
- Tripoli in Hindi is त्रिपोली, तिपोली. See Tripoli meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tripoli?
- Tripoli can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tripoli?
- Tripoli is pronounced /ˈtɹɪpəli/.
- What is the plural of tripoli?
- The plural of tripoli is tripolis.
Words near tripoli in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tripoli (page history and authors); Tripoli (page history and authors); tripoli (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tripoli (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tripoli (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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