'Tripoli' definitions:
Definition of 'tripoli'
(from WordNet)
noun
A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing [syn: rottenstone, tripoli]
noun
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: Tripoli, Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya]
noun
A port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: Tarabulus, Tripoli, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous]
Definition of 'Tripoli'
From: GCIDE
- Tripoli \Trip"o*li\, n. (Min.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms. [1913 Webster]
Tripoli, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.