Keserwan

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proper noun

A region and eponymous administrative district of Lebanon

OriginNorth Levantine Arabic كِسْرْوَان ← Arabic كِسْرَوَان ← Classical Persian خُسْرُوَان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region and eponymous administrative district of Lebanon

Origin

  1. Classical Persianخُسْرُوَان“kings”
  2. Arabicكِسْرَوَان
  3. North Levantine Arabicكِسْرْوَان
  4. EnglishKeserwan

Adapted from North Levantine Arabic كِسْرْوَان (kisrwān), from earlier Arabic كِسْرَوَان (kisrawān), from Classical Persian خُسْرُوَان (xusruwān, “kings”).

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APA

Keserwan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keserwan

MLA

“Keserwan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keserwan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Keserwan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keserwan.

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