The Clue
City in a Marine song (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TRIPOLI
Tags
Notes
The answer TRIPOLI is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Port in "The Marines' Hymn"
Wide shoe specification?
City taken by the Crusaders, 1109
Definition
TRIPOLI as a noun:
1. (rottenstone, tripoli) = a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
2. (Tripoli, Tarabulus Al-Gharb, capital of Libya) = the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
3. (Tarabulus, Tripoli, Tarabulus Ash-Sham, Trablous) = a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea