Found 2 items, similar to tripoli.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tripoli tripoli n 1: a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing [syn: 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 [syn: Tarabulus Al-Gharb , capital of Libya] 3: a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tripoli Tripoli \Trip"o*li\, n. (Min.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms. [1913 Webster]