"Tripolitania" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌtɹɪpəlɪˈteɪni.ə/
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Τριπολιτάνια}} Ancient Greek Τριπολιτάνια (Tripolitánia), {{af|grc|Τριπολίτης<t:Tripolitan>|-ία<t:forming abstract nouns>|nocat=1}} Τριπολίτης (Tripolítēs, “Tripolitan”) + -ία (-ía, “forming abstract nouns”), {{af|grc|Τρίπολις<t:Tripoli>|-της<t:forming abstract nouns>|nocat=1}} Τρίπολις (Trípolis, “Tripoli”) + -της (-tēs, “forming abstract nouns”), {{rebracketing|grc||Τρίπολ-ῑ́της|nocat=1|notext=1}} Τρίπολ-ῑ́της (Trípol-ī́tēs), {{cog|la|-ī̆tānus}} Latin -ī̆tānus, {{af|grc|τρι-<t:three>|πόλις<t:city>|nocat=1}} τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tripolitania
  1. A historical region in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli. Wikipedia link: Tripolitania Categories (place): Historical and traditional regions, Places in Libya Derived forms: Tripolitanian Translations (historic region): 的黎波里塔尼亚 (Chinese Mandarin), Tripolitaine [feminine] (French), Tripolitania [feminine] (Italian), Tripolitânia [feminine] (Portuguese), Tripolitanien (Swedish)
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