English Explanatory Dictionary

Tripolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former district of Arcadia, Greece, around the three cities of Calliae, Dipoena, and Nonacris.
  2. Former name of Tripoli, various places.
  3. Former name of Tirebolu: a town in Turkey.
noun
  1. plural of tripoli

Word forms

Tripolis

Etymology

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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