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Beirut
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Bei·rut  (b-rt)
The capital and largest city of Lebanon, in the western part of the country on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded by the Phoenicians, it was an important Greek and Roman trade center. Beirut was the scene of bitter factional fighting between Christians and Muslims after the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war in 1975 and was further destroyed by an Israeli siege in 1982. Population: 1,250,000.

Beirut, Beyrouth [ˌbeɪˈruːt]
n
(Placename) the capital of Lebanon, a port on the Mediterranean: part of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until 1918; four universities (Lebanese, American, French, and Arab). Pop.: 1 500 000 (1998 est.)
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Noun1.Beirut - capital and largest city of LebanonBeirut - capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
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Beirut [beɪˈruːt] NBeirut m
Beirut [beɪˈruːt] nBeyrouth
Beirut
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Beirut [beɪˈruːt] nBeirut f


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