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Vinony

Beirut

proper noun

  1. capital of Lebanon
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /beɪˈɹuːt/

name

Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠bērūt⁠/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.

  1. The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

    “An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.”

  2. The drinking game of beer pong.