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Function: geographical name
1 \ ' le-b ə -n ə n \ city SE cen Pa. E of Harrisburg pop 24,461
2 \ -n ə n, - ˌ nän \ country SW Asia bordering on the Mediterranean; a republic since 1944, formerly (1920-44) a French mandate capital Beirut area 4016 sq mi (10,401 sq km ), pop 2,909,000
– Leb · a · nese \ ˌ le-b ə - ' n ē z, - ' n ē s \ adjective or noun