Tripolitania

geographical name

Tri·po·li·ta·nia | \ tri-ˌpä-lə-ˈtā-nyə

, ˌtri-pə-lə-\

variants: or ancient Tripolis \ ˈtri-pə-ləs

Definition of Tripolitania

region (originally a Phoenician colony) and former province of northwestern Libya bordering on the Mediterranean Sea