Tripoli en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹɪpl̩i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɹɪpəli/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹɪpəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/ Tripoli, Iowa
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
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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:
- (metonymically) The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna. ▸ 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripolis | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Tripoly | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Tripoline · New Tripoli · tripolite
Relateds
Tripolitania · tripoli · Tripolitan
Synonyms
Oea (Libyan capital)
Translations (118)
cmn 的黎波里 (capital of Libya) · ml ട്രിപ്പോളി (capital of Libya) · th ตริโปลี (capital of Libya) · my ထရီပိုလီမြို့ (capital of Libya) · de Tripolis (capital of Libya) · hy Տրիպոլի (capital of Libya) · ckb تەرابلوس (capital of Libya) · it Tripoli (city in Lebanon) · af Tripoli (capital of Libya) · tt Триполи (capital of Libya) · mn Триполи (capital of Libya) · yi טריפּאָלי (capital of Libya) · km ត្រីបុរី (capital of Libya) · sv Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ru Три́поли (capital of Libya) · la Tripolis (capital of Libya) · ext Trípoli (capital of Libya) · tg Таробулус (capital of Libya) · ps طرابلس (capital of Libya) · cs Tripolis (capital of Libya) · bg Три́поли (capital of Libya) · id Tripoli (capital of Libya) · tg Таробулус (city in Lebanon) · oc Trípol (capital of Libya) · bn তারাবুলুস (capital of Libya) · lb Tripolis (capital of Libya) · fo Tripolis (capital of Libya) · sq Tripoli (capital of Libya) · sl Tripoli (capital of Libya) · tr Trablusgarp (capital of Libya) · nb Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ast Trípoli (capital of Libya) · ja トリポリ (capital of Libya) · uk Трі́полі (capital of Libya) · es Trípoli (capital of Libya) · mk Триполи (capital of Libya) · tl Tripoli (capital of Libya) · la Tripolis (city in Lebanon) · ota طرابلس شام (city in Lebanon) · uz Tarobulus (city in Lebanon) · ar طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (capital of Libya) · frm Triple (city in Lebanon) · frr Tripolis (capital of Libya) · tr Trablus (capital of Libya) · el Τρίπολη (capital of Libya) · ur طرابلس (city in Lebanon) · ro Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ota طرابلس غرب (capital of Libya) · scn Trìpuli (capital of Libya) · ko 트리폴리 (capital of Libya) · pms Trìpoli (capital of Libya) · fi Tripoli (capital of Libya) · uz Tarobulus (capital of Libya) · hi त्रिपोली (capital of Libya) · ta திரிப்பொலி (capital of Libya) · yue 的黎波里 (capital of Libya) · lt Tripolis (capital of Libya) · tr Trablusşam (city in Lebanon) · ka ტრიპოლი (capital of Libya) · eo Tripolo (capital of Libya) · ayl طرابلس (capital of Libya) · co Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ha Tarabulus (capital of Libya) · pl Trypolis (city in Lebanon) · ps طرابلس (city in Lebanon) · sh Tripoli (capital of Libya) · lv Tripole (capital of Libya) · mr त्रिपोली (capital of Libya) · chr ᏟᏉᎵ (capital of Libya) · fr Tripoli (capital of Libya) · km ទ្រីប៉ូលី (capital of Libya) · fa طرابلس (city in Lebanon) · fr Tripoli (city in Lebanon) · tk Tripoli (capital of Libya) · et Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ky Триполи (capital of Libya) · hi ताराबूलस (capital of Libya) · fy Tripoly (capital of Libya) · uz Tripoli (capital of Libya) · be Тры́палі (capital of Libya) · it Tripoli (capital of Libya) · da Tripoli (capital of Libya) · nn Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ar طَرَابُلُس (capital of Libya) · mt Tripli (capital of Libya) · is Trípólí (capital of Libya) · hi तराबुलुस (capital of Libya) · he טְרִיפּוֹלִי (capital of Libya) · kk Триполи (capital of Libya) · ug تىرىپولى (capital of Libya) · ar طَرَابُلُس (city in Lebanon) · bo ཐི་རི་ཕོ་ལི (capital of Libya) · ug ترىپولى (capital of Libya) · gl Trípoli (capital of Libya) · sk Tripolis (capital of Libya) · kmr Trablûs (capital of Libya) · vi Tơ-ri-pô-li (capital of Libya) · ar طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (city in Lebanon) · lmo Tripul (capital of Libya) · nl Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ur طَرابُلُس (capital of Libya) · cmn 的黎波里 (city in Lebanon) · ms Tripoli (capital of Libya) · pt Trípoli (capital of Libya) · co Tripuli (capital of Libya) · am ትሪፖሊ (capital of Libya) · fa-ira طَرابُلُس (capital of Libya) · ga Tripilí (capital of Libya) · pl Trypolis (capital of Libya) · ps تريپولي (capital of Libya) · la Oea (capital of Libya) · so Triboli (capital of Libya) · fa طرابلس (capital of Libya) · sh Триполи (capital of Libya) · tg Триполӣ (capital of Libya) · ur طرابلس (capital of Libya) · hu Tripoli (capital of Libya) · ca Trípoli (capital of Libya)
wikidata: Q3579 · wikipedia: First Barbary War · wikidata: Q3579