Beirut

[ bey-root ]

/ beɪˈrut /

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noun

a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.

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Words nearby Beirut

in the right, be, be into, in touch, be, in with, be, Beira, Beirut, Beit Knesset, Beja, bejabbers, Béjart, bejel

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How to use Beirut in a sentence

In Roadrunner we see him falling in love with the food, the people, the vibe of Vietnam, and recoiling in horror from the war that broke out in Beirut in 2006, as one of his shows was filming there.
Roadrunner Illuminates Anthony Bourdain the Man—But Are Its Means Totally Legit?|Stephanie Zacharek|July 16, 2021|Time
Helem, whose executive director is Tarek Zeidan, is an LGBTQ advocacy organization in Beirut, Lebanon.
Fighting for LGBTQ rights in the Global South|Prince Chingarande|July 2, 2021|Washington Blade
The small building lights twinkling on rolling hills felt familiar, like the view from my grandmother’s fifth-story apartment in Beirut, another city where mountains slope into the sea.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship|Raffi Joe Wartanian|October 8, 2020|Outside Online
BEIRUT—It is December, but Sabrine Omar is still wearing her summer clothes.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I arrived in Canada after escaping Saudi Arabia via Cairo and Beirut.
Wife of Jailed Saudi Blogger: My Husband Is a Victim of the Thought Police|Ensaf Haidar, Advancing Human Rights|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of his best friends in Beirut were Palestinians because of his efforts.
ISIS Thugs Behead Peter Kassig|Nick Schwellenbach|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No one who knew Peter in Beirut was surprised when he turned his focus to helping Syrians.
ISIS Thugs Behead Peter Kassig|Nick Schwellenbach|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We were both studying introductory Arabic at the Saifi Institute in the Gemmayzeh area in Beirut, Lebanon.
ISIS Thugs Behead Peter Kassig|Nick Schwellenbach|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Giving him a chance to rest, I made hasty arrangements for a night ride to Beirut.
Silver Chimes in Syria|W. S. Nelson
It happened that the College in Beirut was short-handed that year, and in need of an additional teacher.
Silver Chimes in Syria|W. S. Nelson
And here was Beirut again: here the snowy crest of Lebanon, here the roadstead crowded with craft; here the mulberry groves.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
At Beirut, we were told, seven steamers were waiting to take them on the next stage of their homeward journey.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
This line connects southward with the railways to Palestine, while westward a railway runs to the important seaport of Beirut.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various

British Dictionary definitions for Beirut

Beirut

Beyrouth

/ (ˌbeɪˈruːt) /

noun

the capital of Lebanon, a port on the Mediterranean: part of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until 1918; many universities (including Lebanese, American, French, and Arab). Pop: 1 875 000 (2005 est)

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Cultural definitions for Beirut

Beirut

[ (bay-rooht) ]

Capital of Lebanon, located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea.

notes for Beirut

Often called “the Paris of the Middle East,” the city was badly damaged during Lebanon's civil war in the 1970s and 1980s. It is now being rebuilt.