tripoli
noun
trip·o·li
ˈtri-pə-lē 
1
: an earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr
2
: an earth consisting of friable dustlike silica not of diatomaceous origin
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Tripoli
geographical name
Trip·o·li
ˈtri-pə-lē
1
or Arabic Ṭarābulus
or ancient Tripolis
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Lebanon north-northeast of Beirut population 127,611
2
or Arabic Ṭarābulus
or ancient Oea
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Libya population 591,062
Note: Tripoli is the capital of Libya.
3
Tripolitania when it was one of the Barbary States
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