lebanese
lebanese Lexical Profile
• adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country of Lebanon, its people, or their culture.
"The restaurant is famous across the city for its authentic Lebanese cuisine and freshly baked flatbread."
• noun
A native or inhabitant of Lebanon, a country in the Levant region of Western Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, or a person of Lebanese descent.
"Many Lebanese live in a large global diaspora spanning North America, South America, and Europe."
The variety of Levantine Arabic spoken natively in Lebanon.
"She grew up speaking both French and Lebanese at home in Beirut."
• Rhymes for lebanese
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from 'Lebanon' plus the suffix '-ese'. The name Lebanon derives via Latin and Greek from the Semitic root 'l-b-n', meaning 'white', in reference to the snow-capped peaks of the Mount Lebanon range.
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