Tripolitania

/ ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. the NW part of Libya: established as a Phoenician colony in the 7th century bc ; taken by the Turks in 1551 and became one of the Barbary states; under Italian rule from 1912 until World War II

Example Sentences

Never after four months in Tripolitania did John laugh at the Englishman who carried his tub with him.

From Project Gutenberg