tripoli meaning and definition

TRIPOLI noun

Definition of tripoli (noun)

1. a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
   • synonyms: rottenstone
2. 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
   • synonyms: capital of Libya, Tarabulus Al-Gharb
3. a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
   • synonyms: Tarabulus, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous