# Lebanon
## English
### Etymology

The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, Ireland, General South African) IPA: /ˈlɛbənən/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈlɛbənɑn/, (some towns) /ˈlɛbənən/
* (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈlɛbənɔn/, /-ɒn/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)
* A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
** 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 382:"He does a trip from Jiddah up to the Lebanon and now he's extending it as far as Marseilles."
* A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia.
    Synonym: Mount Lebanon
* Various places in the United States of America:
** A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
** A town in New London County, Connecticut.
** A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
** A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
** A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
** A small city in Smith County, Kansas.
** A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
** A town in York County, Maine.
** A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
** A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
** A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
** A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
** A town in Madison County, New York.
** A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
** A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
** A city in Linn County, Oregon.
** A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
** A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
** A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
** An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.
** A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
** A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.
* A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Banagbanag, Banglasan, Bankerohan Norte, Bankerohan Sur, Camansi, Camantangan, Canidkid, Concepcion, Dauman, Lebanon, Linoan, Mayaon, New Calape, New Cebulan, New Dalaguete, New Visayas, Prosperidad, San Jose, San Vicente, Tapia — barangays of Montevista

#### Usage notes

The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.

#### Derived terms

* Lebanon cedar
* Lebanon County
* Lebanonism
* Lebanonist
* Mount Lebanon
* South Lebanon

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

### References

* ↑ Motschenbacher, Heiko (2020) “Greece, the Netherlands and (the) Ukraine: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite Article Use with Country Names”, in A Journal of Onomastics, volume 68, number 1, →DOI, pages 1–16

### Anagrams

* nanobel

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* Libanon (Dutch-influenced Indonesian)

### Etymology

From English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn). Cognate with Malay Lubnan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard, English-influenced) [lɛˈbanɔn], (Dutch-influenced) [liˈbanɔn]
* Hyphenation: Le‧ba‧non

### Proper noun

Lebanon
* Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

### See also

* Afganistan
* Arab Saudi
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Filipina
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jepang
* Kamboja
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgizstan
* Korea Selatan
* Korea Utara
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libanon
* Maladewa
* Malaysia
* Mesir
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Qatar
* Rusia
* Singapura
* Siprus
* Sri Lanka
* Suriah
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor Leste
* Tiongkok
* Turki
* Turkmenistan
* Uni Emirat Arab
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yaman
* Yordania

### Further reading

* “Lebanon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Marshallese
### Proper noun

Lebanon
* Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlebanon/ [ˌlɛː.bɐˈn̪on̪]
* Rhymes: -ebanon
* Syllabification: Le‧ba‧non

### Proper noun

Lébanón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜈᜓᜈ᜔)
* Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
    Synonym: Libano

#### Coordinate terms

* Apganistan
* Armenya ~ Armenia
* Aserbayan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Biyetnam
* Brunei ~ Brunay
* Ehipto
* Emiratos Arabes Unidos
* Hapon
* Heorhiya
* Hilagang Korea
* Indiya
* Indonesya ~ Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jordan
* Kambodya
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgistan
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libano, Lebanon
* Malasya, Malaysia
* Maldibas, Maldives
* Mongolya ~ Mongolia
* Myanmar, Birmanya
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Pilipinas
* Qatar
* Rusya
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapura
* Sirya ~ Siria
* Sri Lanka
* Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
* Taylandiya
* Taywan
* Timog Korea
* Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
* Tsina
* Tsipre
* Turkiya
* Turkmenistan
* Usbekistan
* Yemen