Tripolis
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of tripoli form-of, plural
Proper Noun
- 1 A former district of Arcadia, Greece, around the three cities of Calliae, Dipoena, and Nonacris. historical
- 2 Former name of Tripoli, various places. historical
- 3 Former name of Tirebolu: a town in Turkey. historical
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “tri-: three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Tripoli and Tirebolu.
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