Lebanon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɛbənən/
ipa: /ˈlɛbənɑn/
note: some towns
ipa: /ˈlɛbənən/
ipa: /ˈlɛbənɔn/
ipa: /-ɒn/
Forms: form: Lebanons
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”)).
Senses: examples: text: "He does a trip from Jiddah up to the Lebanon and now he's extending it as far as Marseilles."
ref: 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 382:
text: Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to Joseph Aoun – in October 2022.
ref: 2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
glosses: A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
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Derived terms: Lebanon cedar
Lebanon County
Lebanonism
Lebanonist
Mount Lebanon
South Lebanon
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