English noun: tripoli | |||
| 1. | tripoli (substance) a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing | ||
| Synonyms | rottenstone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limestone | ||
| 2. | Tripoli (location) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | national capital | ||
| Part meronym | Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||
| 3. | Tripoli (location) a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Synonyms | Tarabulus, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, port, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Lebanese Republic, Lebanon | ||