Byblos

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/). Doublet of Jubail.

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