Lebanese

adjective

Leb·​a·​nese ˌle-bə-ˈnēz How to pronounce Lebanese (audio)
-ˈnēs
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Lebanon or its people
Lebanese noun
plural Lebanese

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Better be watching the clouds again and again (2000/2017) is a series of collages attributed to a fictional Lebanese Army officer named Fadwa Hassoun, who’d trained as a botanist. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Lebanese tape culture was a one-way mirror, reflecting the cultural imports pouring in while nothing produced at home was allowed to leave. — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 What next for Lebanon With the absence of an internal Lebanese consensus, the arrival of any international peacekeeping force to replace the exiting UNIFIL will be perceived by many Lebanese as a top-down imposition. — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 Efforts by the Lebanese army to remove Hezbollah from southern Lebanon have made little progress. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Lebanese

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Lebanese was in 1920

Rhymes for Lebanese

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Lebachia
Lebanese
Lebanon
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“Lebanese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lebanese. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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