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Tripolitan is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tripolitan in a sentence

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Tripolitan | Tripolitania

Tripolitan meaning

Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants.

Using Tripolitan

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants.
  • In the example corpus, tripolitan often appears in combinations such as: the tripolitan.

Context around Tripolitan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

commander 1× sailor 1× gun 1× warship 1×

Sentence patterns with Tripolitan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aground and tripolitan gun boats 1× commander another tripolitan sailor swung 1× july the tripolitan warship tripolino 1× with the tripolitan commander another 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after several hours 1× fremont barnes gregory 1× while lieutenant decatur 1×

Common sentence endings:

decision to surrender 1× enslaves the crew 1× saber at him 1×

Words around Tripolitan

Just before it in the word index:

tripolis 2 tripolino 2 tripoli 222 tripoint 4 tripods 9 tripod 95

Just after it in the word index:

tripolitania 13 tripos 4 tripp 110 trippe 2 tripped 186 tripper 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Tripolitan

  • In this selection, "tripolitan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, commander, sailor and gun stand out and add context to how "tripolitan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aground and tripolitan gun boats and commander another tripolitan sailor swung. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tripolitan" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tripolitan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

While Lieutenant Decatur was locked in hand-to-hand combat with the Tripolitan commander, another Tripolitan sailor swung his saber at him. (22 words)

After several hours aground and Tripolitan gun boats firing upon the Philadelphia, though none ever struck the Philadelphia, Captain Bainbridge made the decision to surrender. (25 words)

Fremont-Barnes, Gregory The Wars of the Barbary States, London: Osprey, 2006 page 14. : July The Tripolitan warship Tripolino takes the American merchantman Catherine and enslaves the crew. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Fremont-Barnes, Gregory The Wars of the Barbary States, London: Osprey, 2006 page 14. : July The Tripolitan warship Tripolino takes the American merchantman Catherine and enslaves the crew. (28 words)

After several hours aground and Tripolitan gun boats firing upon the Philadelphia, though none ever struck the Philadelphia, Captain Bainbridge made the decision to surrender. (25 words)

While Lieutenant Decatur was locked in hand-to-hand combat with the Tripolitan commander, another Tripolitan sailor swung his saber at him. (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

While Lieutenant Decatur was locked in hand-to-hand combat with the Tripolitan commander, another Tripolitan sailor swung his saber at him.

After several hours aground and Tripolitan gun boats firing upon the Philadelphia, though none ever struck the Philadelphia, Captain Bainbridge made the decision to surrender.

Fremont-Barnes, Gregory The Wars of the Barbary States, London: Osprey, 2006 page 14. : July The Tripolitan warship Tripolino takes the American merchantman Catherine and enslaves the crew.

Common combinations with tripolitan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tripolitan" in a sentence?
An example: "While Lieutenant Decatur was locked in hand-to-hand combat with the Tripolitan commander, another Tripolitan sailor swung his saber at him." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "tripolitan" from authentic English texts.
What does "tripolitan" mean?
Tripolitan means: Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants.
How many example sentences with "tripolitan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "tripolitan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.