Anti-Lebanon

Anti-Lebanon
geographical name mountain range SW Asia E of Bekaa Valley on Syria-Lebanon border — see hermon (Mount)

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Anti-Lebanon — [an΄ti leb′ə nän΄, an΄ti leb′ənən] mountain range in W Syria, east of and parallel to the Lebanon Mountains: highest peak, Mt. Hermon …   English World dictionary

  • Anti-Lebanon mountains — The Anti Lebanon mountains, is the Western name for the Eastern Lebanon Mountain Range (Arabic: جبال لبنان الشرقية),which are a northeast trending mountain range between Syria and Lebanon. Its Western name (Anti Lebanon) comes from the Greek word …   Wikipedia

  • Anti-Lebanon Mountains — Mountain range along the border of Syria and Lebanon. Running parallel to the Lebanon Mountains, the range averages 6,500 ft (2,000 m) in elevation. Because of its poor soil and steep slopes, it is sparsely populated. * * * ▪ mountains, Asia… …   Universalium

  • Anti-Lebanon — /an tee leb euh neuhn/, n. a mountain range in SW Asia, between Syria and Lebanon, E of the Lebanon Mountains. * * * …   Universalium

  • Anti-Lebanon — An•ti Leb•a•non [[t]ˌæn tiˈlɛb ə nən[/t]] n. geg a mountain range in SW Asia, between Syria and Lebanon, E of the Lebanon Mountains …   From formal English to slang

  • Anti-Lebanon — /an tee leb euh neuhn/, n. a mountain range in SW Asia, between Syria and Lebanon, E of the Lebanon Mountains …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anti-Lebanon — /ænti ˈlɛbənɒn/ (say antee lebuhnon) noun a mountain range in south western Syria, east of the Lebanon Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Hermon, 2814 m. Arabic, Al Jabal ash Sharqī …  

  • Anti-Lebanon Mountains — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lebanon — /leb euh neuhn/ or, esp. for 1, / non /, n. 1. a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3,858,736; 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Cap.: Beirut. 2. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 25,711. 3. a city in N central Tennessee. 11,872. 4. a… …   Universalium

  • Lebanon —    White, the white mountain of Syria, is the loftiest and most celebrated mountain range in Syria. It is a branch running southward from the Caucasus, and at its lower end forking into two parallel ranges, the eastern or Anti Lebanon, and the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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