Lebanon

//ˈlɛbənən// name

Definitions

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

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

  2. 2
    A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon. uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    Various places in the United States of America:; A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in New London County, Connecticut. uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    Various places in the United States of America:; A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city in St. Clair County, Illinois. uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana. uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    Various places in the United States of America:; A small city in Smith County, Kansas. uncountable, usually
  4. 9
    Various places in the United States of America:; A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky. uncountable, usually
  5. 10
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in York County, Maine. uncountable, usually
  6. 11
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri. uncountable, usually
  7. 12
    Various places in the United States of America:; A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska. uncountable, usually
  8. 13
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire. uncountable, usually
  9. 14
    Various places in the United States of America:; A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. uncountable, usually
  10. 15
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in Madison County, New York. uncountable, usually
  11. 16
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio. uncountable, usually
  12. 17
    Various places in the United States of America:; A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma. uncountable, usually
  13. 18
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city in Linn County, Oregon. uncountable, usually
  14. 19
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. uncountable, usually
  15. 20
    Various places in the United States of America:; A small town in Potter County, South Dakota. uncountable, usually
  16. 21
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee. uncountable, usually
  17. 22
    Various places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. uncountable, usually
  18. 23
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia. uncountable, usually
  19. 24
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin. uncountable, usually
  20. 25
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. uncountable, usually
  21. 26
    Various places in the United States of America:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township. uncountable, usually
  22. 27
    A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines. uncountable, usually

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”)).

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