Lebanon

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British, UK, Southern, Standard/ˈlɛbənən/British, General South African, Ireland, Southern, Standard, uncommon/ˈlɛbənɒn/Atlantic Canada, US/ˈlɛbənɑn/Australia/ˈlebənɔn/

proper noun

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounLebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

plural Lebanons

  1. uncountableusuallyA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

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

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 382
    1 more example

    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.

    2025 January 9, Tamara Qiblawi, “US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate”, in CNN
  2. uncountableusuallyA mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
  3. Various places in the United States of America:
    1. uncountableusuallyA small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
    2. uncountableusuallyA town in New London County, Connecticut.
    3. uncountableusuallyA census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
    4. uncountableusuallyA city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
    5. uncountableusuallyA city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
    6. uncountableusuallyA small city in Smith County, Kansas.
    7. uncountableusuallyA home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
    8. uncountableusuallyA town in York County, Maine.
    9. uncountableusuallyA city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
    10. uncountableusuallyA small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
    11. uncountableusuallyA city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    12. uncountableusuallyA borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    13. uncountableusuallyA town in Madison County, New York.
    14. uncountableusuallyA city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
    15. uncountableusuallyA city in Linn County, Oregon.
    16. uncountableusuallyA city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
    17. uncountableusuallyA small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
    18. uncountableusuallyA city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
    19. uncountableusuallyA town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
    20. uncountableusuallyA town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
    21. uncountableusuallyA town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
    22. uncountableusuallyA number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.
  4. uncountableusuallyA barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.

Origin

  1. sem-wes-pro*laban-“white”
  2. Biblical Hebrewלְבָנוֹן
  3. EnglishLebanon

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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Translations

Afrikaans Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Ancient Greek Λίβανον
  • Λίβανον (Líbanon)mountain range
Arabic لُبْنَان, لُبْنَان
  • لُبْنَان (lubnān)Lebanese Republic
  • لُبْنَان (lubnān)mountain range
Bengali লেবানন
  • লেবানন (lebanon)Lebanese Republic
Bulgarian Лива́н
  • Лива́н (Liván)Lebanese Republic
Catalan Líban
  • LíbanLebanese Republic
Chinese Mandarin 黎巴嫩
  • 黎巴嫩 (Líbānèn)Lebanese Republic
Czech Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Danish Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Dutch Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Esperanto Libano
  • LibanoLebanese Republic
Estonian Liibanon
  • LiibanonLebanese Republic
Finnish Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
French Liban, Liban
  • LibanLebanese Republic
  • Libanmountain range
German Libanon, Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
  • Libanonmountain range
Greek Λίβανος, Λίβανος
  • Λίβανος (Lívanos)Lebanese Republic
  • Λίβανος (Lívanos)mountain range
Hebrew לְבָנוֹן, הַלְּבָנוֹן
  • לְבָנוֹן (l'vanón)Lebanese Republic
  • הַלְּבָנוֹן (ha-l'vanón)mountain range
Hindi लेबनान, लेबनॉन
  • लेबनान (lebnān)Lebanese Republic
  • लेबनॉन (lebnŏn)Lebanese Republic
Hungarian Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Icelandic Líbanon
  • LíbanonLebanese Republic
Indonesian Lebanon
  • LebanonLebanese Republic
Irish An Liobáin
  • An LiobáinLebanese Republic
Italian (il) Libano
  • (il) LibanoLebanese Republic
Japanese レバノン
  • レバノン (Rebanon)Lebanese Republic
Korean 레바논
  • 레바논 (Rebanon)Lebanese Republic
Latin Libanus
  • Libanusmountain range
Latvian Libāna
  • LibānaLebanese Republic
Lithuanian Libanas
  • LibanasLebanese Republic
Malay Lubnan
  • LubnanLebanese Republic
Norwegian Bokmål Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Polish Liban
  • LibanLebanese Republic
Portuguese o Líbano
  • o LíbanoLebanese Republic
Romanian Liban
  • LibanLebanese Republic
Russian Лива́н, Лива́н
  • Лива́н (Liván)Lebanese Republic
  • Лива́н (Liván)mountain range
Scottish Gaelic Leabanon, Lebanon
  • LeabanonLebanese Republic
  • Lebanonmountain range
  • Leabanonmountain range
Slovak Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Spanish el Líbano
  • el LíbanoLebanese Republic
Swahili Lebanon
  • LebanonLebanese Republic
Swedish Libanon
  • LibanonLebanese Republic
Tagalog Lebanon
  • LebanonLebanese Republic
Tamil லெபனான், லெபனான்
  • லெபனான் (lepaṉāṉ)Lebanese Republic
  • லெபனான் (lepaṉāṉ)mountain range
Thai เลบานอน
  • เลบานอน (lee-baa-nɔn)Lebanese Republic
Turkish Lübnan
  • LübnanLebanese Republic
Ukrainian Ліва́н
  • Ліва́н (Liván)Lebanese Republic
Urdu لِبْنان
  • لِبْنان (libnān)Lebanese Republic
Vietnamese Li-băng
  • Li-băngLebanese Republic
Welsh Libanus
  • LibanusLebanese Republic
Yiddish לבֿנון, לבֿנון
  • לבֿנון (levonen)Lebanese Republic
  • לבֿנון (levonen)mountain range

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APA

Lebanon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanon

MLA

“Lebanon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lebanon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lebanon.

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