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Lebanon.

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

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name/ˈlɛbənən/British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard/ˈlɛbənɒn/British, General-South-African, Ireland, Southern, Standard, uncommon/ˈlɛbənɑn/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈlɛbənən/Atlantic-Canada, General-American
  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

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  2. A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.

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  3. Various places in the United States of America: A small unincorporated community in Montezuma County, Colorado.

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  4. Various places in the United States of America: A town in New London County, Connecticut.

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  5. Various places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, in full Rising Sun-Lebanon.

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  6. Various places in the United States of America: A city in St. Clair County, Illinois.

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  7. Various places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Boone County, Indiana.

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  8. Various places in the United States of America: A small city in Smith County, Kansas.

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  9. Various places in the United States of America: A home rule city, the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky.

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  10. Various places in the United States of America: A town in York County, Maine.

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  11. Various places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Laclede County, Missouri.

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  12. Various places in the United States of America: A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.

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  13. Various places in the United States of America: A city in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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  14. Various places in the United States of America: A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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  15. Various places in the United States of America: A town in Madison County, New York.

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  16. Various places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Warren County, Ohio.

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  17. Various places in the United States of America: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.

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  18. Various places in the United States of America: A city in Linn County, Oregon.

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  19. Various places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

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  20. Various places in the United States of America: A small town in Potter County, South Dakota.

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  21. Various places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.

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  22. Various places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee.

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  23. Various places in the United States of America: A town, the county seat of Russell County, Virginia.

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  24. Various places in the United States of America: A town and census-designated place in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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  25. Various places in the United States of America: A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

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  26. Various places in the United States of America: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lebanon Township.

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  27. A barangay of Montevista, Davao de Oro, Philippines.

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Where this word comes from

The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

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