Tripolitanian

/ ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Tripolitania (now part of Libya) or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tripolitania

Example Sentences

The culture and identity of Cyrenaica evolved separately from that of Tripolitania — ruled in conjunction with the Greek island of Crete, its orientation was traditionally closer to that of the Greek and Coptic world further east than that of the Tripolitanian cities to the west.

From Time

History has rolled on since and the centuries have transformed the particular identities of the region, but the sense of a distinct political divide remains in Libya between its Tripolitanian west and Cyrenaican east — Cyrenaica, of course, is where the revolt against Gaddafi has proven most resolute and decisive.

From Time

One Nigerian girl who has broken with tradition is 21-year-old Zeinab Wali, a slim, golden-skinned girl of Tripolitanian Arab stock.

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