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.

Example Sentences

Yet an issue far removed from the conflict’s epicenter may end up being the biggest obstacle to any treaty: Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Almost one million people in Lebanon - a fifth of the population - remain displaced from their homes and that 1.4 million need humanitarian aid, according to the UN.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A key part of its strategy is linking the war in Lebanon with the war in the Gulf.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Conflict in Lebanon has become a centrepiece of weeks of stop-start efforts to bring a formal end to the war.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It was in this office, upstairs in Lebanon Seminary, that she learned the extent of the network of stops on the Underground Railroad.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry