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Lebanon

proper noun

  1. Middle Eastern country
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Pronunciation: /ˈlɛbənən/ / /ˈlɛbənɑn/ / /ˈlebənɔn/

name

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”)).

  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

    "He does a trip from Jiddah up to the Lebanon and now he's extending it as far as Marseilles."

    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.

  2. A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
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