tripoli

noun

1. a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing

Similar word(s): rottenstone

Definition categories: substance, limestone

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

Definition categories: location

3. a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea

Definition categories: location