1. (

• rottenstone ,
• tripoli

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

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 ;

3. (

• Tarabulus ,
• Tripoli ,
• Tarabulus_Ash-Sham ,
• Trablous

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