 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tripoli
noun
1: a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered
form it is used in polishing [syn: {rottenstone}]
2: the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in
northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by
the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tarabulus
Al-Gharb}, {capital of Libya}]
3: a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on
the Mediterranean Sea [syn: {Tarabulus Ash-Sham}, {Trablous}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tripoli \Trip"o*li\, noun (Min.)
An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in
polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the
siliceous shells of diatoms.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tripoli, IA (city, FIPS 78915)
Location: 42.80976 N, 92.25758 W
Population (1990): 1188 (546 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50676
Tripoli, WI
Zip code(s): 54564
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Tripoli, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 1310
Housing Units (2000): 561
Land area (2000): 1.401547 sq. miles (3.629990 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.401547 sq. miles (3.629990 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78915
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.805736 N, 92.257580 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50676
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tripoli, IA
Tripoli
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