Lebanesen.adj.
/ˌlɛbəˈniːz/, U.S. /ˌlɛbəˈniz/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Lebanon; also collective.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Lebanon > [noun]
Lebanese1920
1920 Glasgow Herald 5 Apr. 6 The Lebanese..have..dissociated themselves entirely from the action of the Syrian Congress.
1927 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Aug. 208/3 Many..Lebanese residing in Egypt became French subjects.
1957 M. Banton West Afr. City v. 77 The Lebanese and Indians are not numerous.
1973 Guardian 21 May 4/7 If the fighting had kept going, they would have been obliged to join in: Lebanese against Lebanese.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to Lebanon or its inhabitants.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Lebanon > [adjective]
Lebanese1926
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East > other Middle Eastern lands
Syrian1537
Assyrian1591
Transjordanian1684
Iraqi1777
Syriatic1786
Assyriac1801
Oman1819
Aramaean1834
Omani1865
Transjordanian1922
Lebanese1926
Jordanian1950
Qatari1954
Emirati1989
1926 Contemp. Rev. Feb. 194 A distinguished Lebanese Druse.
1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha i. 39 I..accepted some authentic Lebanese hash.
1972 Times 27 June 9/1 Pressures within Lebanon to get them [sc. Palestine guerrilla forces] to leave Lebanese territory.
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