Contemporary Examples. 1  But there are deep suspicions in Kiev that the Russians only went to Geneva to stall threatened Western economic sanctions. 2  The tactic made sense only as a stall for defendants each facing 20 years or more in prison. â 3 At a rodeo, in a stall, in a three-way,â says McConaughey with a chuckle.
The adjective for Tyre is Tyrian, and the inhabitants are Tyrians. Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido). Today it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon and houses one of the nation's major ports. Tourism is a major industry.
Tripoli (Greek: ÏÏÎ¯ÏÎ¿Î»Î·, Tripoli, trÃ­poli FORMERLY, ÏÏÎ¯ÏÎ¿Î»Î¹Ï; tripolis TRÃ­POLIS Earlier) ÏÏÎ¹ÏÎ¿Î»Î¹ÏÏÎ¬ tripolitsa is a city in the central part Of, the Peloponnese. In greece it is the capital Of the peloponnese region as well as of the regional Unit. Of arcadia the homonym municipality 47,000 around. 47000 inhabitantsiles. An Italian geographical atlas of 1687 notes the fort of Goriza e Mandi et Dorbogliza; a subsequent Italian geographical dictionary of 1827 attributes the name Dorbogliza to the ruins of Mantineia (Mandi) and states that it is located north of Tripolizza.