Lebanon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛbənɒn/ (British, General-South-African, Ireland, Southern, Standard, uncommon)
- /ˈlɛbənən/ (British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈlɛbənən/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American) some towns
- /ˈlebənɔn/ (Australia)
- [ˈlebənɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈlebənɒn/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈlɛbənɑn/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
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”)).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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."
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 382: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.
2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN:
- (uncountable, usually) A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in New London County, Connecticut.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A small city in Smith County, Kansas.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in York County, Maine.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Madison County, New York.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in Linn County, Oregon.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- (uncountable, usually) Various places in the United States of America: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.
- (uncountable, usually) A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Lebanize · West Lebanon · East Lebanon · Lebanon cedar · Lebanonist · Lebanonism · lollar · New Lebanon · Lebanon County · Lebanization · South Lebanon · Lebanese · Lebanism · Mount Lebanon · Lebaneseness
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (135)
be Ліва́н (Lebanese Republic) · yo Lebanoni (Lebanese Republic) · sh Либан (Lebanese Republic) · ja レバノン (Lebanese Republic) · sw Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · te లెబనాన్ (Lebanese Republic) · am ሊባኖስ (Lebanese Republic) · uz Livan (Lebanese Republic) · luo Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · sq Libani (Lebanese Republic) · ko 레바논 (Lebanese Republic) · xcl Լիբանան (mountain range) · ky Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · de Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · uga 𐎍𐎁𐎐𐎐 (mountain range) · yi לבֿנון (mountain range) · lv Libāna (Lebanese Republic) · es el Líbano (Lebanese Republic) · ur لِبْنان (Lebanese Republic) · ar لُبْنَان (mountain range) · bn লেবানন (Lebanese Republic) · lo ລີບັງ (Lebanese Republic) · vi Li-băng (Lebanese Republic) · fa-ira لُبْنان (Lebanese Republic) · ro Liban (Lebanese Republic) · az Livan (Lebanese Republic) · nb Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · mn Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · caq Lëpanön (mountain range) · aii ܠܸܒܢܵܢ (Lebanese Republic) · fr Liban (mountain range) · kam Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · ug لىۋان (Lebanese Republic) · tg Лубнон (Lebanese Republic) · af Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · ast El Líbanu (Lebanese Republic) · apc لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · ca Líban (Lebanese Republic) · kmr Libnan (Lebanese Republic) · cu Лїванъ (mountain range) · cy Libanus (Lebanese Republic) · eo Libano (Lebanese Republic) · arz لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · prs لُبْنَان (Lebanese Republic) · sv Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · caq Lëpanön (Lebanese Republic) · nv Łíbanoo (Lebanese Republic) · he הַלְּבָנוֹן (mountain range) · fr Liban (Lebanese Republic) · si ලෙබනනය (Lebanese Republic) · scn Lìbbanu (Lebanese Republic) · it (il) Libano (Lebanese Republic) · lt Libanas (Lebanese Republic) · tr Lübnan (Lebanese Republic) · so Lubnaan (Lebanese Republic) · arc לִבְנָן (mountain range) · ba Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · ga An Liobáin (Lebanese Republic) · de Libanon (mountain range) · yi לבֿנון (Lebanese Republic) · pt o Líbano (Lebanese Republic) · kea Líbanu (Lebanese Republic) · ha Labanan (Lebanese Republic) · fo Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · ki Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · fi Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · hi लेबनान (Lebanese Republic) · el Λίβανος (mountain range) · tl Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · sh Liban (Lebanese Republic) · ota لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · gd Leabanon (mountain range) · et Liibanon (Lebanese Republic) · ab Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · km លីបង់ (Lebanese Republic) · th เลบานอน (Lebanese Republic) · dv ލުބުނާން (Lebanese Republic) · he לְבָנוֹן (Lebanese Republic) · is Líbanon (Lebanese Republic) · crh Lübnan (Lebanese Republic) · ia Libano (Lebanese Republic) · chr ᎴᏆᎾᏂ (Lebanese Republic) · ta லெபனான் (Lebanese Republic) · br Liban (Lebanese Republic) · ast Líbano (Lebanese Republic) · gd Lebanon (mountain range) · sh Ли̏банон (Lebanese Republic) · nn Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · sk Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · el Λίβανος (Lebanese Republic) · kln Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · cs Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · aii ܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܢ (mountain range) · mer Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · ta லெபனான் (mountain range) · grc Λίβανον (mountain range) · tt Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · uk Ліва́н (Lebanese Republic) · st Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · kk Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · sl Líbanon (Lebanese Republic) · nrf Liban (Lebanese Republic) · cmn 黎巴嫩 (Lebanese Republic) · ps لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · mt il-Libanu (Lebanese Republic) · id Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · ar لُبْنَان (Lebanese Republic) · gd Leabanon (Lebanese Republic) · ary لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · tk Liwan (Lebanese Republic) · pl Liban (Lebanese Republic) · ru Лива́н (mountain range) · arc ܠܸܒܼܢܵܢ (mountain range) · hu Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · la Libanus (mountain range) · chr ᎴᏈᏅ (mountain range) · ady Ливан (Lebanese Republic) · sh Lȉbanon (Lebanese Republic) · mk Ли́бан (Lebanese Republic) · nl Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · my လက်ဘနွန် (Lebanese Republic) · hy Լիբանան (Lebanese Republic) · gl Líbano (Lebanese Republic) · acw لبنان (Lebanese Republic) · da Libanon (Lebanese Republic) · ms Lubnan (Lebanese Republic) · bg Лива́н (Lebanese Republic) · luy Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) · ru Лива́н (Lebanese Republic) · sq Liban (Lebanese Republic) · hi लेबनॉन (Lebanese Republic) · peo 𐎾𐎲𐎴𐎠𐎴 (Lebanese Republic) · ckb لوبنان (Lebanese Republic) · io Libano (Lebanese Republic) · ka ლიბანი (Lebanese Republic)