Word
lebanon
Phoneticslebanon
/ˈɫɛbənən/
Definitions
01the country
n. a country in West Asia, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
n. a sovereign state in the Levant region of Western Asia, officially known as the Lebanese Republic.
“Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.”
“Lebanon has historically served as a commercial and cultural crossroads between the Mediterranean basin and the Arab world.”
Usage
Often preceded by 'the' in older texts (the Lebanon), but modern usage typically treats it as a proper noun without an article.
Synonyms
02the mountain range
n. a mountain range that runs through the country of Lebanon.
n. a mountain range extending across the length of Lebanon, parallel to the Mediterranean coast.
“The mountains of Lebanon are famous for their ancient cedar trees.”
“The Lebanon range reaches its highest point at Qurnat as Sawda, which stands over three thousand metres above sea level.”
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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”)).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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