Meanings
adjectiveLebanese (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.
Bekdache next names as problems the lollar/dollar and Lebanese pound currency conundrum and the issue of having to settle claims in the same currency and same category (cash or check) in which a policy premium had been paid;
2021 April 9, Thomas Schellen, “Lost in the fog”, in Executive, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2021
nounLebanese (plural Lebanese)
- in pluralA person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent.
1 more example
The Hariri-Aoun agreement has shown that Hezbollah can bring the national political system to a halt. This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country.
2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 13 May 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewלְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn)
- EnglishLebanon
- EnglishLebanese
Translations
Afrikaans Libanees, Libanees
- Libaneesof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libaneesperson from Lebanon
Arabic لُبْنَانِيّ, لُبْنَانِيّ
- لُبْنَانِيّ (lubnāniyy)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- لُبْنَانِيّ (lubnāniyy)person from Lebanon
- لُبْنَانِيَّة (lubnāniyya)person from Lebanon
Basque libanoar, libanoar
- libanoarof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanoarperson from Lebanon
Bulgarian ливански, лива́нец
- ливански (livanski)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- лива́нец (livánec)person from Lebanon
- лива́нка (livánka)person from Lebanon
Catalan libanès, libanès
- libanèsof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanèsperson from Lebanon
Czech libanonský, Libanonec
- libanonskýof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libanonecperson from Lebanon
- Libanonkaperson from Lebanon
Danish libanesisk, libaneser
- libanesiskof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libaneserperson from Lebanon
Dutch Libanesisch, Libanees
- Libanesischof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libaneesperson from Lebanon
- Libaneseperson from Lebanon
Finnish libanonilainen, libanonilainen
- libanonilainenof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanonilainenperson from Lebanon
French libanais, Libanais
- libanaisof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libanaisperson from Lebanon
- Libanaiseperson from Lebanon
German libanesisch, Libanese
- libanesischof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libaneseperson from Lebanon
- Libanesinperson from Lebanon
Greek λιβανέζικος
- λιβανέζικος (livanézikos)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Hindi लेबनानी, लेबनानी
- लेबनानी (lebnānī)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- लेबनानी (lebnānī)person from Lebanon
Hungarian libanoni
- libanoniof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Irish Liobánach, Liobánach
- Liobánachof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Liobánachperson from Lebanon
Italian libanese, libanese
- libaneseof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libaneseperson from Lebanon
Latvian libāniešu, libānisks
- libāniešuof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libānisksof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libānietisperson from Lebanon
- libānieteperson from Lebanon
Norwegian Bokmål libanesisk, libaneser
- libanesiskof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libaneserperson from Lebanon
Polish libański, Libańczyk
- libańskiof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- Libańczykperson from Lebanon
- Libankaperson from Lebanon
Portuguese libanês, libanês
- libanêsof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanêsperson from Lebanon
Romanian libanez, libanez
- libanezof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanezperson from Lebanon
- libanezăperson from Lebanon
Russian лива́нский, лива́нец
- лива́нский (livánskij)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- лива́нец (livánec)person from Lebanon
- лива́нка (livánka)person from Lebanon
Spanish libanés, libanés
- libanésof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
- libanésperson from Lebanon
Swedish libanesisk
- libanesiskof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Turkish Lübnanlı
- Lübnanlıof, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Ukrainian ліва́нський
- ліва́нський (livánsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Lebanese
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APA
Lebanese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanese
MLA
“Lebanese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanese. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lebanese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanese.
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