Synonyms for Tripoli (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing):
rottenstone
WordNet sense 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):
capital of Libya, Tarabulus Al-Gharb
WordNet sense 3 (a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea):
Trablous, Tarabulus, Tarabulus Ash-Sham
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