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 | ||