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Tripolitania

Pronunciation: /ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪə, trɪˌpɒlɪ-/

Definition of Tripolitania

a coastal region surrounding Tripoli in North Africa, in what is now NE Libya.

Derivatives

Tripolitanian

Origin:

based on Latin tripolis 'three cities', referring to the Phoenician cities Oea (now Tripoli), Leptis Magna, and Sabratha, established there in the 7th century bc