Tripoli

English

/ˈtɹɪpəli/, /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/

proper noun

Definitions

(capital city in Libya).
(city in Greece).
(city in Lebanon).
(city in Iowa).
(unincorporated community in Wisconsin).

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tripoli derived from Latin Tripolis derived from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Τρίπολις

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tripolite English
Tripolis Latin
Tripoli Italian
Τρίπολις Ancient Greek
πόλις Ancient Greek
Tripilí Irish
طرابلس Arabic
طَرَابُلُس Arabic
Τρίπολη Greek (modern)
Τριπολιτσά Greek (modern)

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