Beirut

Speech parts

1. Beirut - Noun

2. Beirut - Proper noun

Meaning

capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Bayrut capital of Lebanon pierrot Bayreuth historic city beer pong city of a thousand and one nights cultural melting pot land of cedars lebanese capital paris of the middle east arabian metropolis food lover's paradise gateway to the levant vibrant city

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Related terms

Beiruti Berytus

Phrases with the word

george of beirut

Anagrams

biuret Iturbe Uberti

Examples

I was actually lost in Beirut on the way home. Kelly Preston

To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible. Jan Morris

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance. Kate Adie

You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't need to go to Beirut for that - but a foreign correspondent begins to understand poverty from a different perspective. P. J. O'Rourke

We still have forces that want to turn Baku into Beirut. Foreign forces are at work. We must be careful. Ayaz Mutallibov

"Leaving Beirut" on To Kill the Child/ Leaving Beirut (Roger Waters, 2005), regarding the war in Iraq. Roger Waters

Close letter words and terms

Beiping beira Beirne Beiruti Beirutian beis