# Lebanon

Pronunciation: say "LEB-uh-non" US /ˈlɛbənɑn/, AUS /ˈlɛbənɔn/; UK say "LEB-uh-nuhn" /ˈlɛbənən/

## Proper noun

1. A country in West Asia, in the Middle East; its official name is the Lebanese Republic and its capital is Beirut.
   - Simple: A country in the Middle East, in West Asia. Its capital city is Beirut.
   - _Lebanon shares its land borders with Syria and Israel._
   - _The civil war that began in 1975 reshaped Lebanon for over a decade._
2. A mountain range within the country of Lebanon in West Asia, known in full as Mount Lebanon.
   - Simple: A range of mountains in the country of Lebanon, in West Asia. Its full name is Mount Lebanon.
   - _Snow lingers on the high ridges of Lebanon well into the spring._
   - _Ancient cedar forests once covered much of Lebanon, prized for their durable timber._

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.
- (proper noun) A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
- (proper noun) A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.
- (proper noun) A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.
- (proper noun) A city in Linn County, Oregon.
- (proper noun) A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- (proper noun) A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.
- (proper noun) A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.
- (proper noun) A town in York County, Maine.
- (proper noun) A town in Madison County, New York.
- (proper noun) A town in New London County, Connecticut.
- (proper noun) A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- (proper noun) A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- (proper noun) A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.
- (proper noun) A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- (proper noun) A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.
- (proper noun) A small city in Smith County, Kansas.
- (proper noun) A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- (proper noun) A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.
- (proper noun) A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- (proper noun) An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.
- (proper noun) A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.
- (proper noun) A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
- (proper noun) A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- (proper noun) A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.

## Origin

The country's name comes from the name of its mountain range, which comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- ("white"), related to Hebrew lāḇān ("white") and Arabic laban ("milk").

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