Tripolitania

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɪpəlɪˈteɪni.ə/

Tripolitania

2. A historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

• Tripolitanian

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

Tripolitania f

1. Tripolitania (a historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli)

• tripolitano

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

Tripolitania f

1. Tripolitania (a historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli)