Noun tripoli has 3 senses
  1. rottenstone, tripoli - a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
    --1 is a kind of limestone
  2. Tripoli, Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya - the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
    --2 is a kind of national capital
    --2 is a part of Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  3. Tripoli, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous - a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
    --3 is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center; port
    --3 is a part of Lebanon, Lebanese Republic
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