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Lebanon

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Etymology edit

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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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."
  4. A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia.
    Synonym: 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.

Usage notes edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ Motschenbacher, Heiko (2020) “Greece, the Netherlands and (the) Ukraine: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite Article Use with Country Names”, in A Journal of Onomastics, volume 68, number 1, →DOI, pages 1–16

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Etymology edit

From English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (Compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Lèbanon

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

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Lebanon

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