Tripoli
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis); the places of this name in the United States are named after the (then Tripolitanian, now Libyan) Tripoli named in the Marines’ Hymn: “From the Halls of Montezuma / To the shores of Tripoli”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪpəli/
- (Tripoli, Iowa) IPA(key): /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/
Proper noun
Tripoli
Related terms
- Tripolian
- Tripolitania
Translations
capital of Libya
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis)
Latin
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