1. A port in northern Lebanon on the Mediterranean.
2. The largest city one of the capital cities of Libya; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century bc; Also called: capital of Libya.
3. City in Iowa (USA); zip code 50676.
(Libya) (Arabic Tarabolus al-Gharb) Capital and chief port of Libya, on the Mediterranean coast; Products include olive oil, fruit, fish, and textiles.
History.
Tripoli was founded about the 7th century bc by Phoenicians from Oea (now Tripoli in Lebanon). It was a base for Axis powers during World War ii. In 1986 it was bombed by the us Air Force in retaliation for international guerrilla activity.(Lebanon) (Arabic Tarabolus esh-sham) Port in N Lebanon, 65 km/40 mi ne of Beirut; There is oil refining. It stands on the site of the Phoenician city of Oea.
Množina: tripolis
1. An earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr
2. An earth consisting of friable dustlike silica not of diatomaceous origin