Lebanon

American  

[leb-uh-nuhn, -non] / ˈlɛb ə nən, -ˌnɒn /

noun

1. a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3,927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Beirut.

2. a city in SE Pennsylvania.

3. a city in N central Tennessee.

4. a town in central Indiana.

5. a town in W New Hampshire.

6. a town in W Oregon.

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Lebanon British  

/ ˈlɛbənən /

noun

1. a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Phoenician civilization in the third millennium _bc ; part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1919; gained independence in 1941 (effective by 1945). Official language: Arabic; French and English are also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim and Christian. Currency: Lebanese pound. Capital: Beirut. Pop: 4 131 583 (2013est). Area: 10 400 sq km (4015 sq miles)

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Lebanon Cultural  

1. Republic in the Middle East, located on the Mediterranean Sea, bordered to the north and east by Syria and to the south by Israel. Its capital and largest city is Beirut.

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Lebanon was established in 1920 from remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Its mixed Christian and Muslim population generally lived peacefully under a weak central government until the 1970s. Israel invaded in 1978 to challenge the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) influence in Lebanon and to stop PLO raids on Israel. During the 1980s Lebanon became the scene of intense fighting between PLO, Syrian, and Israeli forces, as well as indigenous Christian and Muslim factions. Terrorist bombings and the taking of foreign nationals (including American citizens) as hostages became common events. By 1992, Syria had emerged as the dominant influence in Lebanon. Democratic elections were held in the mid-1990s.

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Lebanon

She was at the company’s Lebanon, Tenn., headquarters, where she appeared more relaxed, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Lebanon has not carried out an execution since January 2004, although courts have continued to hand down death sentences.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Hundreds of former regime security officials fled to Russia, as well as Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, when the regime crumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Instead, they drew inspiration from the Bible and the Greco-Roman world, choosing names like Ithaca, Troy and Lebanon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Instead of English, we heard a babble of accents from every corner of the Middle East: slang from Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as some in Farsi—the music store was run by Iranians.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda