Lebanese

[leb-uh-neez, -nees]

adjective

1. of or relating to Lebanon or its people.

noun

plural

Lebanese 

1. a native or inhabitant of Lebanon.

Lebanese

/ ˌlɛbəˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to Lebanon or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lebanon

Usage

Lebanese is used as a plural noun (a candidate favored by the Lebanese ), but it's relatively rare as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Lebanese ).

Other Word Forms

• anti-Lebanese adjective anti-Lebanese
• pro-Lebanese adjective pro-Lebanese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lebanese¹

First recorded in 1915–20; Leban(on) + -ese

Example Sentences

It supplied extensive real-time target lists in Tehran and supplied the Lebanese militia Hezbollah with doctored pagers that it then remotely detonated.

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Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated after the Lebanese group fired rockets at Israeli positions the day after 7 October 2023.

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By longstanding convention, the Lebanese army stays out of the Palestinian camps and leaves Palestinian factions to handle security.

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A Lebanese man has gone on trial in Celle, northern Germany, accused of being a member of Hezbollah - a Shia Muslim group whose military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

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An Israeli strike killed a Lebanese man in the south of the country on Sunday, according to the Lebanese health ministry and the country's main news agency.

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