Meanings
tripoli1
plural tripolis
- countableuncountablegeographyA sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
Tripoli2
alternative obsolete Tripoly · alternative obsolete Tripolis
- 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- metonymicallyThe Libyan government.
- A city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
Tripoli3
Synonyms & antonyms
Libyan capital
nouna weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
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Origin
Tripoli · proper noun
- Ancient GreekΤρίπολις
- LatinTripolis
- ItalianTripoli
- EnglishTripoli
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Tripoli · proper noun
- Medieval GreekΤριπολιτσά
- GreekΤρίπολη
- EnglishTripoli
From modern Greek Τρίπολη (Trípoli) used from the 19th century in place of Medieval Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic Droboliza.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Arabic طَرَابُلُس, طَرَابُلُس الشَّام
- طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus)city in Lebanon
- طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām)city in Lebanon
- طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus)capital of Libya
- طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb)capital of Libya
- تريبوليcity in Greece
Bengali তারাবুলুস
- তারাবুলুস (tarabulus)capital of Libya
Bulgarian Три́поли
- Три́поли (Trípoli)capital of Libya
Catalan Trípoli
- Trípolicapital of Libya
Chinese Cantonese 的黎波里
- 的黎波里 (dik¹ lai⁴ bo¹ lei⁵)capital of Libya
Chinese Mandarin 的黎波里, 的黎波里
- 的黎波里city in Lebanon
- 的黎波里 (Dīlíbōlǐ)capital of Libya
Czech Tripolis
- Tripoliscapital of Libya
Danish Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Dutch Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Esperanto Tripolo
- Tripolocapital of Libya
Estonian Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Finnish Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
French Tripoli, Tripoli
- Tripolicity in Lebanon
- Tripolicapital of Libya
German Tripolis
- Tripoliscapital of Libya
Greek Τρίπολη, Τρίπολη
- Τρίπολη (Trípoli)capital of Libya
- Τρίπολη (Trípoli)city in Greece
Hebrew טְרִיפּוֹלִי
- טְרִיפּוֹלִי (tripoli)capital of Libya
Hindi त्रिपोली, ताराबूलस
- त्रिपोली (tripolī)capital of Libya
- ताराबूलस (tārābūlas)capital of Libya
- तराबुलुस (tarābulus)capital of Libya
Hungarian Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Icelandic Trípólí
- Trípólícapital of Libya
Indonesian Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Irish Tripilí
- Tripilícapital of Libya
Italian Tripoli, Tripoli
- Tripolicity in Lebanon
- Tripolicapital of Libya
- Tripolicity in Greece
Japanese トリポリ
- トリポリ (Toripori)capital of Libya
Korean 트리폴리
- 트리폴리 (Teuripolli)capital of Libya
Latin Tripolis, Tripolis
- Tripoliscity in Lebanon
- Tripoliscapital of Libya
- Oeacapital of Libya
- Tripoliscity in Greece
Latvian Tripole
- Tripolecapital of Libya
Lithuanian Tripolis
- Tripoliscapital of Libya
Malay Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Norwegian Bokmål Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Persian طرابلس, طرابلس
- طرابلس (Tarâbolos)city in Lebanon
- طرابلس (Tarâbolos)capital of Libya
Polish Trypolis, Trypolis
- Trypoliscity in Lebanon
- Trypoliscapital of Libya
- Tripolicity in Greece
Portuguese Trípoli
- Trípolicapital of Libya
Romanian Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Russian Три́поли
- Три́поли (Trípoli)capital of Libya
Slovak Tripolis
- Tripoliscapital of Libya
Spanish Trípoli
- Trípolicapital of Libya
Swedish Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Tagalog Tripoli
- Tripolicapital of Libya
Tamil திரிப்பொலி
- திரிப்பொலி (tirippoli)capital of Libya
Thai ตริโปลี
- ตริโปลี (dtrì-bpoo-lii)capital of Libya
Turkish Trablusşam, Trablus
- Trablusşamcity in Lebanon
- Trabluscapital of Libya
- Trablusgarpcapital of Libya
Ukrainian Трі́полі
- Трі́полі (Trípoli)capital of Libya
Urdu طرابلس, طرابلس
- طرابلس (Tarābulus)city in Lebanon
- طرابلس (tarābulus)capital of Libya
- طَرابُلُس (tarābulus)capital of Libya
Vietnamese Tơ-ri-pô-li
- Tơ-ri-pô-licapital of Libya
Yiddish טריפּאָלי
- טריפּאָלי (tripoli)capital of Libya
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tripoli
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Cite this entry
tripoli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripoli
“tripoli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripoli. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tripoli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripoli.
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