a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing

[ Syn: rottenstone ]

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

[ Syn: tripoli , tarabulus al-gharb , capital of libya ]

a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea

[ Syn: tarabulus , tripoli , tarabulus ash-sham , trablous ]