Lebanon

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”)).

• (Received Pronunciation, Ireland, General South African) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛbənən/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛbənɑn/, (some towns) /ˈlɛbənən/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛbənɔn/, /-ɒn/

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Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

2. A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
   • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 382:

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

   • 2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

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

   Coordinate terms: Banagbanag, Banglasan, Bankerohan Norte, Bankerohan Sur, Camansi, Camantangan, Canidkid, Concepcion, Dauman, Lebanon, Linoan, Mayaon, New Calape, New Cebulan, New Dalaguete, New Visayas, Prosperidad, San Jose, San Vicente, Tapia — barangays of Montevista

The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.^[1]

• → Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

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• Libanon (Dutch-influenced Indonesian)

From English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn). Cognate with Malay Lubnan.

• IPA^(key): (standard, English-influenced) [lɛˈbanɔn], (Dutch-influenced) [liˈbanɔn]
• Hyphenation: Le‧ba‧non

Lebanon

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

• “Lebanon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lebanon

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

Borrowed from English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlebanon/ [ˌlɛː.bɐˈn̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -ebanon
• Syllabification: Le‧ba‧non

Lébanón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜈᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)

   Synonym: Libano