TRIPOLI


Meaning of TRIPOLI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtri-pə-lē ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Tripoli, region of Africa

Date: circa 1601

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.