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Lebanon

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Lebanon

Main Entry: Leb·a·non

Function: geographical name

1\ˈle-bə-nən\ city SE central Pennsylvania E of Harrisburg population 24,461
2\-nən, -ˌnän\ country SW Asia bordering on the Mediterranean; a republic since 1944, formerly (1920–44) a French mandate ∗ Beirut area 4016 square miles (10,401 square kilometers), population 2,909,000

— Leb·a·nese \ˌle-bə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs\ adjective or noun

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