n.
Pronunciation: ' tri-p ə -l ē
Function: geographical name
1 or Arabic Ṭ a · r ā · bu · lus \ t ə - ' rä-b ə -l ə s \ or ancient Trip · o · lis \ ' tri-p ə -l ə s \ city & port NW Lebanon NNE of Beirut pop 127,611
2 or Arabic Ṭ ar ā bulus or ancient Oea \ ' ē - ə \ city & port NW Libya, its capital pop 591,062
3 Tripolitania when it was one of the Barbary States
– Tri · pol · i · tan \ tri- ' pä-l ə -t ə n \ adjective or noun