Beirut
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Beirut
- /beɪˈɹuːt/
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /bērūt/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.
proper noun Beyrout
- The capital and largest city of Lebanon. An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.
- The Lebanese government.
- The drinking game of beer pong.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: damascus, amman, lebanese, lebanon, maseru, xinhua, perot, beyrouth, battlefield, bombsite, wreckage, devastation, warzone, battleground, chaos, carnage
Translations
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name capital and largest city of Lebanon
| Español | Beirut |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 베이루트 Beiruteu |
| 日本語 | ベイルート Beirūto |
| 中文 | 貝魯特 /贝鲁特 Bèilǔtè |
| हिन्दी | बेरूत berūt |
| Português | Beirute |
| Français | Beyrouth |
| Deutsch | Beirut |
| Italiano | Beirut |
| Ελληνικά | Βηρυτός Virytós |
| Română | Beirut |
| Русский | Бейру́т Bejrút |
| Tiếng Việt | Bây-rút |
| العربية | بَيْرُوت bayrūt |
| עברית | ביירות \ בֵּירוּת beirut |
Talk about this word "Beirut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beirut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Beirut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beirut "Beirut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beirut.Cite this
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title = {Beirut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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