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Tripoli   /trˈɪpəli/   Listen
Tripoli

noun
1.
A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing.  Synonym: 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.






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... And after, was this soldan empoisoned at Damascus, and his son thought to reign after him by heritage, and made him to be clept Melechsache; but another that had to name Elphy, chased him out of the country and made him soldan. This man took the city of Tripoli and destroyed many of the Christian men, the year of grace 1289, and after was he imprisoned of another that would be soldan, but he was anon slain. After that was the son of Elphy chosen to be soldan, and clept him Melechasseraff, and he took the city of Akon and chased out the Christian ...
— The Travels of Sir John Mandeville • Author Unknown

... dissatisfied at our mobilization are eager to find our anxiety as without foundation for the mere reason that our territorial integrity remains under the guarantee of all the powers. But where was that guarantee when Tripoli and Cyrenaica were attacked in a way little differing from open brigandage? And was it not the same powers who forgot their guaranties in the Balkan Peninsula when they abolished the famous status quo? With ...
— Current History, A Monthly Magazine - The European War, March 1915 • New York Times

... down to (p. xxiv) 1840 John Reich and subsequently Moritz Fuerst were the engravers of the national medals. Reich's works are valued; unfortunately they are few in number. They consist of the medal voted in 1805 to Captain Edward Preble for his naval operations against Tripoli, of another voted in 1813 to Captain Isaac Hull for the capture of the British frigate Guerriere, and of those of Presidents Jefferson and Madison. That of President Jefferson especially ...
— The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 • J. F. Loubat

... seems inevitable stop Italy gives Turkey twenty-four hours to agree to Italy's occupation of Tripoli stop Six thousand troops at Palermo ready to embark stop Turkish munitions and reinforcements already landed stop Board of Inquiry into La Liberte disaster goes into secret session stop Rumour of attempt to destroy La Patrie also stop Moroccan situation ...
— The Destroyer - A Tale of International Intrigue • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... little daughter. Only think, sir, that child is only six years old, and talks the Italian like a book, by—-; little devil learnt it from an Italian servant,—damned clever fellow; lived with my brother George ten years. George says he would not part with him for all Tripoli,'" etc. ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner


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