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