What does "lebanon" mean?
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
Lebanon
/ˈlɛbənən/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
- Grammar: lebanon is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: congress, country, lebanese republic, lebanon mountains.
- Useful contrasts: coastal plain, lowlands.
- Usage evidence: "Do you know the country code for Lebanon?" Dima asked.
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Definitions
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
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
coastal plainlowlands
Example
""Do you know the country code for Lebanon?" Dima asked."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "lebanon"?
Common synonyms include: congress, country, lebanese republic, lebanon mountains, mount lebanon region, nation.
How do you use "lebanon" in a sentence?
"Do you know the country code for Lebanon?" Dima asked.
How do you pronounce "lebanon"?
Pronounced /ˈlɛbənən/.
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”)).