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Byblos.

A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɪblɒs/
  1. A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/). Doublet of Jubail.

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