Lebanon

Leb a non |ˈlebəˌnän, -ˌnən ˈlɛbənɑn | 1 a country in the Middle East, with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea; pop. 4,017,100 (est. 2009 ); capital, Beirut; official language, Arabic. Part of the Ottoman Empire from the early 16th century, Lebanon became a French mandate after World War I and achieved independence in 1943. Until the mid 1970s the country prospered, but conflict between the Christian and Muslim communities, the influx of Palestinian refugees, and repeated Middle Eastern wars destabilized the country. The first general elections in 20 years were held in 1992. 2 an industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Dutch country; pop. 24,097 (est. 2008 ). DERIVATIVES Leb a nese |ˌlebəˈnēz, -ˈnēs |adjective & noun

Lebanon Mountains

Leb a non Moun tains a range of mountains in Lebanon that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast. It rises to a height of 10,022 feet (3,087 m ) at Qornet es Saouda and is separated from the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, on the border with Syria, by the Bekaa valley.

Lebanon

Lebanon |ˈlɛbənən | a country in the Middle East with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea; pop. 4,017,100 (est. 2009 ); official language, Arabic; capital, Beirut. Part of the Ottoman Empire from the early 16th century, Lebanon became a French mandate after the First World War and achieved independence in 1943. Until the mid 1970s the country prospered, but conflict between the Christian and Muslim communities, the influx of Palestinian refugees, and repeated Middle Eastern wars chronically destabilized the country. The first general elections for twenty years were held in 1992. DERIVATIVES Lebanese |ˌlɛbəˈniːz |adjective & noun

Lebanon Mountains

Leba |non Mountains a range of mountains in Lebanon. Running parallel to the Mediterranean coast, it rises to a height of 3,087 m (10,022 ft ) at Qornet es Saouda. It is separated from the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, on the border with Syria, by the Bekaa valley.

Lebanon

Leb a non /léb (ə )nən /名詞 レバノン 〘地中海東岸の共和国; 首都Beirut 〙.