Lebanon

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Lebanon

/ˈlɛbənən/ British, UK, Southern
/ˈlɛbənɒn/ British, General South African, Ireland
/ˈlɛbənɑn/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈlɛbənən/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈlebənɔn/ Australia
/ˈlebənɒn/ New Zealand
[ˈlebənɔ̟n] New Zealand

Where it comes from

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”)).

proper noun Lebanons

uncountable, usually A 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."
uncountable, usually A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
uncountable, usually A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
uncountable, usually A town in New London County, Connecticut.
uncountable, usually A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
uncountable, usually A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
uncountable, usually A small city in Smith County, Kansas.
uncountable, usually A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
uncountable, usually A town in York County, Maine.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
uncountable, usually A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
uncountable, usually A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
uncountable, usually A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
uncountable, usually A town in Madison County, New York.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
uncountable, usually A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
uncountable, usually A city in Linn County, Oregon.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
uncountable, usually A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.
uncountable, usually A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
uncountable, usually A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
uncountable, usually A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
uncountable, usually A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.
uncountable, usually A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: baalbek, beirut, latvia, syria, kuwait, lebanese, lesotho, ecuador, israel, jordan, hezbollah, country, unifil, neighbour, lai, guerrillas

Translations

Every language

name Lebanese Republic

Español	el Líbano
한국어	레바논 Rebanon
日本語	レバノン Rebanon
中文	黎巴嫩 Líbānèn
हिन्दी	लेबनान lebnān, लेबनॉन lebnŏn
Kiswahili	Lebanon
Português	o Líbano
Français	Liban
Deutsch	Libanon
Italiano	(il) Libano
Ελληνικά	Λίβανος Lívanos
Română	Liban
Русский	Лива́н Liván
Tiếng Việt	Li-băng
العربية	لُبْنَان lubnān
עברית	לְבָנוֹן l'vanón

name mountain range

Français	Liban
Deutsch	Libanon
Ελληνικά	Λίβανος Lívanos
Русский	Лива́н Liván
العربية	لُبْنَان lubnān
עברית	הַלְּבָנוֹן ha-l'vanón

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Lebanon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lebanon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lebanon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lebanon

Chicago

"Lebanon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lebanon.

BibTeX

@misc{lebanon_2026,
  title = {Lebanon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lebanon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}