tripoli
English Thesaurus
1. a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | city, metropolis, urban center, |
| definition | : | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location) |
| instance hypernym | : | port, |
| definition | : | a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country (noun.location) |
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 (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | national capital, |
| definition | : | the capital city of a nation (noun.location) |
3. a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | limestone, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance) |
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