Tripolitania

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/ˌtɹɪpəlɪˈteɪni.ə/

proper noun

A historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

OriginAncient Greek Τριπολιτάνια →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤριπολιτάνια
  2. EnglishTripolitania

From Ancient Greek Τριπολιτάνια (Tripolitánia), from Τριπολίτης (Tripolítēs, “Tripolitan”) + -ία (-ía, “forming abstract nouns”), from Τρίπολις (Trípolis, “Tripoli”) + -της (-tēs, “forming abstract nouns”), reanalyzed as Τρίπολ-ῑ́της (Trípol-ī́tēs) (compare πολίτης (polítēs) and Latin -ī̆tānus), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), referring to the three cities Oea, Sabratha and Leptis Magna.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 的黎波里塔尼亚
  • 的黎波里塔尼亚historic region
French Tripolitaine
  • Tripolitainehistoric region
Italian Tripolitania
  • Tripolitaniahistoric region
Portuguese Tripolitânia
  • Tripolitâniahistoric region
Swedish Tripolitanien
  • Tripolitanienhistoric region
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APA

Tripolitania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tripolitania

MLA

“Tripolitania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tripolitania. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tripolitania,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tripolitania.

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