Tripoli

['trɪpəlɪ] or ['trɪpəli]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

Typist: Nicholas--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.

Editor: Samantha

Definition

n. a mineral substance employed in polishing metals marble glass &c.

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