I. trə̇ˈpälət ə n adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: tripolitan back-formation from Tripolitania; tripolitanian from Tripolitania + English -an
1. or tri·pol·i·ta·nian trə̇|pälə|tānyən, |triˌpäl-, |tripəl-, -ānēən : of or belonging to Tripolitania, No. Africa
2.
[ Tripoli, former Barbary state in northern Africa + -itan (as in metropolitan )]
: of or belonging to the Barbary state of Tripoli
II. noun
or tripolitanian “
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: tripolitan back-formation from Tripolitania; tripolitanian from Tripolitania + English -an, n. suffix
: one of the people of Tripolitania, Libya, chiefly inhabited by Berbers and Arabs with some European, Turkish, and Negro elements