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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Τριπολιτάνια (Tripolitánia), from Τριπολίτης (Tripolítēs, Tripolitan) +‎ -ία (-ía, forming abstract nouns), from Τρίπολις (Trípolis, Tripoli) +‎ -της (-tēs, forming abstract nouns), reanalyzed as Τρίπολ-ῑ́της (Trípol-ī́tēs) (compare πολίτης (polítēs) and Latin -ī̆tānus), from τρι- (tri-, three) +‎ πόλις (pólis, city), referring to the three cities Oea, Sabratha and Leptis Magna.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtɹɪpəlɪˈteɪni.ə/

Proper noun

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Tripolitania

  1. A historical region in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tri.po.liˈta.nja/
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Hyphenation: Tri‧po‧li‧tà‧nia

Proper noun

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Tripolitania f

  1. Tripolitania
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾipoliˈtanja/ [t̪ɾi.po.liˈt̪a.nja]
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Syllabification: Tri‧po‧li‧ta‧nia

Proper noun

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Tripolitania f

  1. Tripolitania
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