adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/lɛ.bəˈniːz/
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rhymes with -iːz
CMU ARPABET:L EH1 B AH0 N IY2 Z
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Leb, Lebo
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Lebanese mountains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Lebanon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Lebanon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Lebanese From Lebanon + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Libanees
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Arabic:
لُبْنَانِيّ
(lubnāniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Arabic:
لِبْنَانِي
(libnāni)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Arabic:
بْنَانِي
(bnāni)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Asturian:
libanés
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Basque:
libanoar
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Belarusian:
ліва́нскі
(livánski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Bulgarian:
ливански
(livanski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Catalan:
libanès
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Czech:
libanonský
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Danish:
libanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Dutch:
Libanesisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Finnish:
libanonilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
French:
libanais
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Galician:
libanés
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
German:
libanesisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Greek:
λιβανέζικος
(livanézikos)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Hindi:
लेबनानी
(lebnānī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Hungarian:
libanoni
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Irish:
Liobánach
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Italian:
libanese
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Central Kurdish:
لوبنانی
(lubnanî)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Latvian:
libāniešu
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Latvian:
libānisks
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
libanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
libanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Polish:
libański
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Portuguese:
libanês
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Romanian:
libanez
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Russian:
лива́нский
(livánskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Spanish:
libanés
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Swedish:
libanesisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Turkish:
Lübnanlı
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Ukrainian:
ліва́нський
(livánsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language
Afrikaans:
Libanees
— person from Lebanon
Arabic:
لُبْنَانِيّ
(lubnāniyy)
— person from Lebanon
Arabic:
لُبْنَانِيَّة
(lubnāniyya)
— person from Lebanon
Arabic:
لِبْنَانِي
(libnāni)
— person from Lebanon
Arabic:
لِبْنَانِيِّة
(libnāniyye)
— person from Lebanon
Arabic:
بْنَانِي
(bnāni)
— person from Lebanon
Asturian:
libanés
— person from Lebanon
Asturian:
libanesa
— person from Lebanon
Basque:
libanoar
— person from Lebanon
Bulgarian:
лива́нец
(livánec)
— person from Lebanon
Bulgarian:
лива́нка
(livánka)
— person from Lebanon
Catalan:
libanès
— person from Lebanon
Czech:
Libanonec
— person from Lebanon
Czech:
Libanonka
— person from Lebanon
Danish:
libaneser
— person from Lebanon
Dutch:
Libanees
— person from Lebanon
Dutch:
Libanese
— person from Lebanon
Finnish:
libanonilainen
— person from Lebanon
French:
Libanais
— person from Lebanon
French:
Libanaise
— person from Lebanon
Galician:
libanés
— person from Lebanon
German:
Libanese
— person from Lebanon
German:
Libanesin
— person from Lebanon
Hindi:
लेबनानी
(lebnānī)
— person from Lebanon
Irish:
Liobánach
— person from Lebanon
Italian:
libanese
— person from Lebanon
Central Kurdish:
لوبنانی
(lubnanî)
— person from Lebanon
Latvian:
libānietis
— person from Lebanon
Latvian:
libāniete
— person from Lebanon
Norwegian Bokmål:
libaneser
— person from Lebanon
Norwegian Nynorsk:
libanesar
— person from Lebanon