Tripolitan

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adjective

Tri·​pol·​i·​tan trə̇ˈpälətᵊn 

1

or Tripolitanian

trə̇¦pälə¦tānyən, 

¦triˌpäl-, 

¦tripəl-, 

-ānēən

: of or belonging to Tripolitania, North Africa

2

[Tripoli, former Barbary state in northern Africa + -itan (as in metropolitan)] : of or belonging to the Barbary state of Tripoli

Tripolitan

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noun

"

variants or Tripolitanian

"

plural -s

: one of the people of Tripoli, Libya

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

tripolitan back-formation from Tripolitania; tripolitanian from Tripolitania + English -an

Noun

tripolitan back-formation from Tripolitania; tripolitanian from Tripolitania + English -an, noun suffix

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Rhymes for Tripolitan

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