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Look up Lebanese in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lebanese may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Lebanon. Lebanese people, people from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent. Lebanese Arabic, the variety of Levantine Arabic spoken in Lebanon. Lebanese culture. Lebanese cuisine.
The Arab world straddles two continents, Africa and Asia. It is mainly oriented along an east–west axis. [citation needed] The West Asian Arab region comprises the Arabian Peninsula, most of the Levant (excluding Cyprus and Israel), most of Mesopotamia (excluding parts of Turkey and Iran) and the Persian Gulf region.
Lebanese Protestant Christians. Lebanese Protestant Christians ( Arabic: بروتستانت لبنان) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of Protestantism in Lebanon. They are a Christian minority in an overwhelmingly Muslim country. In 2020, studies showed that 60% of the country followed Islam while 34.28% of the population followed ...
t. e. Lebanese Maronite Christians ( Arabic: المسيحية المارونية في لبنان; Classical Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܝ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ) refers to Lebanese people who are members of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, the largest Christian denomination in the country. [1] The Lebanese Maronite population is concentrated mainly ...
Arab Jamaicans. Arab Jamaicans refers to Jamaican citizens of Lebanese and Syrian Arab or partial Arab origin or descent. Many arrived in the 19th century, from not only modern day Lebanon, but also Syria and Palestine, having fled their homeland due to religious persecution under Ottoman rule. [1] [2]
History of Lebanon. The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier emergence of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as the previous history of the region, covered by the modern state. The modern State of Lebanon has existed within its current borders since 1920 ...
Lebanese Canadians are Canadians of Lebanese origin. According to the 2016 census there were 219,555 Canadians who claimed Lebanese ancestry, showing an increase compared to the 2006 census, [8] making them by far the largest group of people with Arabic-speaking roots. As of the 2016 census, they are also one of the largest communities of Asian ...