Tripolitania

noun
1.
Also, Tripolitania
[trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
2.
a seaport in and the capital of Libya, in the NW part.
3.
a seaport in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean.
4.
(lowercase) any of several siliceous substances, as rottenstone and infusorial earth, used chiefly in polishing.
Tripolitania
/ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪə/
noun
1.
the NW part of Libya: established as a Phoenician colony in the 7th century bc; taken by the Turks in 1551 and became one of the Barbary states; under Italian rule from 1912 until World War II
noun
1.
a lightweight porous siliceous rock derived by weathering and used in a powdered form as a polish, filter, etc
noun
1.
the capital and chief port of Libya, in the northwest on the Mediterranean: founded by Phoenicians in about the 7th century bc; the only city that has survived of the three (Oea, Leptis Magna, and Sabratha) that formed the African Tripolis (“three cities”); fishing and manufacturing centre. Pop: 1 223 300 (2002 est) Ancient name Oea (ˈiːə) Arabic name Tarabulus el Gharb
2.
a port in N Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: the second largest town in Lebanon; taken by the Crusaders in 1109 after a siege of five years; oil-refining and manufacturing centre. Pop: 212 000 (2005 est) Ancient name Tripolis Arabic name Tarabulus esh Sham
Tripoli [(trip-uh-lee)]

Capital of Libya and the largest city in the country, located in northwestern Libya.

Note: The city dates back to the seventh century b.c.

Note: United States war planes attacked Tripoli in 1986 in retaliation for Libyan terrorist acts against American citizens.