tripoli (redirected from Tarabulus al-Sham)

trip·o·li  (trp-l)

n. pl. trip·o·lis

A porous, lightweight, siliceous sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms or radiolarians or of finely weathered chert, used as an abrasive and a polish.

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[French, probably after Tripoli, Lebanon.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tripoli - a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing rottenstone limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
	2.	Tripoli - the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC capital of Libya, Tarabulus Al-Gharb Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
	3.	Tripoli - a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea Tarabulus, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

Translations

Tripoli [ˈtrɪpəlɪ] n → Trípoli m

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Tripoli [ˈtrɪpəlɪ] n → Tripoli

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Tripoli [ˈtrɪpəlɪ] n → Tripolis nt

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Tripoli [ˈtrɪpəlɪ] n → Tripoli f