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Lebanon

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English

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Etymology

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Proto-West Semitic *laban-der.
Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn)bor.
English 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”)).

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    Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

    2. A country in West 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, West 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. [1]
      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. [2]
      12. A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [3]
      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

    Usage notes

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    The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.[4]

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    countries in Asia (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ TopoZone: Lebanon, Connecticut
    2. ^ TopoZone: Lebanon, New Hampshire
    3. ^ TopoZone: Lebanon, New Jersey
    4. ^ 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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    Cornish

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    Cornish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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

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    Proper noun

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    Lebanon m

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

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    countries in Asia: powyow Asi (appendix)edit
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    Indonesian

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    Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Alternative forms

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    • Libanon (Dutch-influenced Indonesian)

    Etymology

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

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

    Proper noun

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    Lebanon

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

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    countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

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    Marshallese

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    Proper noun

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    Lebanon

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

    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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    Proto-West Semitic *laban-der.
    Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn)bor.
    English Lebanonbor.
    Tagalog Lebanon

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

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      Proper noun

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      Lébanón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜈᜓᜈ᜔)

      1. Lebanon (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
        Synonym: Libano

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      countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit
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