Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tripolitan

/tɹɪˈpɒlɪtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: tripoli-tan
IPA: /tɹɪˈpɒlɪtən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Tripoli

noun

A native or inhabitant of Tripoli

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Tripolitānus, from Tripolis + -itānus. By surface analysis, Tripolis + -itan.

Inflected Forms

more Tripolitan (comparative) most Tripolitan (superlative) Tripolitans (plural)

Synonyms

Tripoline

Questions

How do you pronounce tripolitan?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪˈpɒlɪtən/.
What does tripolitan mean?: Of, from or relating to Tripoli
Where does tripolitan come from?: Borrowed from Latin Tripolitānus, from Tripolis + -itānus. By surface analysis, Tripolis + -itan.

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