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tripolis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
tripo-lis
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former district of Arcadia, Greece, around the three cities of Calliae, Dipoena, and Nonacris.

name

Former name of Tripoli, various places.

name

Former name of Tirebolu: a town in Turkey.

noun

plural of tripoli

Etymology

From Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “tri-: three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Tripoli and Tirebolu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tripolis, Τρίπολις

Questions

What does tripolis mean?
A former district of Arcadia, Greece, around the three cities of Calliae, Dipoena, and Nonacris.
Where does tripolis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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