tripoli
noun
trip·o·li ˈtri-pə-lē 
1
: an earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr
2
: an earth consisting of friable dustlike silica not of diatomaceous origin
Word History
Etymology
French, from Tripoli, region of Africa
First Known Use
circa 1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Geographical Definition
Tripoli
geographical name
Trip·o·li ˈtri-pə-lē
1
or Arabic Ṭarābulus
tə-ˈrä-bə-ləs
or ancient Tripolis ˈtri-pə-ləs
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Lebanon north-northeast of Beirut population 127,611 2
or Arabic Ṭarābulus or ancient Oea
ˈē-ə
city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in northwestern Libya population 591,062 Note: Tripoli is the capital of Libya.
3
Tripolitania when it was one of the Barbary States
Tripolitan
tri-ˈpä-lə-tən
adjective or noun - in a coon's age
- in a different league
- in a different light
- in a dog's age
- in a flap
- in a flash
- in a fume
- in a good light
- in a heartbeat
- in a huff
- in a hurry
- in a lather
- in a league of one's own
- in a manner of speaking
- in a minute
- in a moment
- in a muddle
- in a New York minute
- in a nutshell
- in a pet
- in a pig's eye
- in a pinch
- in a position of authority
- in a quandary
- in a row