Lebanon
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English
[edit]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”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, Ireland, General South African) IPA(key): /ˈlɛbənən/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlɛbənɑn/, (some towns) /ˈlɛbənən/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈlɛbənɔn/, /-ɒn/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)
- 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."
- A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia.
- Synonym: Mount Lebanon
- Various places in the United States of America:
- A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- A town in New London County, Connecticut.
- A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
- A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
- A small city in Smith County, Kansas.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
- A town in York County, Maine.
- A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
- A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
- A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- A town in Madison County, New York.
- A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- A city in Linn County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.
- A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
- A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- 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]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]mountain range
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Lebanese Republic
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References
[edit]- ^ 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, , pages 1–16
See also
[edit]- Lebanese Global Information Center
- Countries of the world
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Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]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
- Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Alternative forms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
Further reading
[edit]- “Lebanon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Marshallese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lebanon
- Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlebanon/ [ˌlɛː.bɐˈn̪on̪]
- Rhymes: -ebanon
- Syllabification: Le‧ba‧non
Proper noun
[edit]Lébanón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜈᜓᜈ᜔)
- Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
- Synonym: Libano
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