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Trablusgarp

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb), from Arabic طَرَابُلُس الْغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally “Tripoli of the West”), as opposed to طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”) (whence Turkish Trablusşam (Ottoman Turkish طرابلس شام (tarâbülüs-i şâm))).

Proper noun

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Trablusgarp

  1. Tripoli (the capital of Libya)
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