# Lebanese

Pronunciation: say "leb-uh-NEEZ" US /ˌlɛbəˈniz/, UK /lɛ.bəˈniːz/

## Adjective

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or its people.
   - Simple: From Lebanon, or connected with Lebanon and its people.
   - _Lebanese cuisine is known for dishes like hummus and tabbouleh._
   - _The Lebanese coastline stretches along the eastern Mediterranean._

## Noun

2. A native or citizen of Lebanon, or a person of Lebanese ancestry.
   - Simple: A person who comes from Lebanon or whose family comes from Lebanon.
   - _As a Lebanese living in Paris, he often cooked the dishes he remembered from Beirut._
   - _Thousands of Lebanese emigrated to Brazil in the early twentieth century._

## Origin

Formed from Lebanon combined with the suffix -ese.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lebanese (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).