Lebanese

[leb-uh-neez, -nees] Origin

Leb·a·nese

[leb-uh-neez, -nees] adjective, noun, plural Leb·a·nese.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Lebanon or its natives or inhabitants.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Lebanon.

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Lebanese is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1915–20; Leban(on) + -ese

pro-Leb·a·nese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Leb·a·nese.
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Lebanese (ˌlɛbəˈniːz)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Lebanon or its inhabitants
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of Lebanon

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Lebanese
1920, from Lebanon + -ese.
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