Tripolitania

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τριπολιτάνια (Tripolitánia), from Τριπολίτης (Tripolítēs, “Tripolitan”) +‎ -ία (-ía, “forming abstract nouns”), from Τρίπολις (Trípolis, “Tripoli”) +‎ -της (-tēs, “forming abstract nouns”), reanalyzed as Τρίπολ-ῑ́της (Trípol-ī́tēs) (compare πολίτης (polítēs) and Latin -ī̆tānus), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”), referring to the three cities Oea, Sabratha and Leptis Magna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɪpəlɪˈteɪni.ə/

Proper noun

Tripolitania

1. A historical region in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

Derived terms

• Tripolitanian

Translations

historic region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 的黎波里塔尼亚

• French: Tripolitaine (fr) f
• Italian: Tripolitania f
• Portuguese: Tripolitânia f
• Swedish: Tripolitanien

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tri.po.liˈta.nja/
• Rhymes: -anja
• Hyphenation: Tri‧po‧li‧tà‧nia

Proper noun

Tripolitania f

1. Tripolitania

Related terms

• tripolitano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾipoliˈtanja/ [t̪ɾi.po.liˈt̪a.nja]
• Rhymes: -anja
• Syllabification: Tri‧po‧li‧ta‧nia

Proper noun

Tripolitania f

1. Tripolitania

Related terms

• tripolitano