Beirut

Also Bey·routh

[bey-root]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.

Beirut

/ ˌbeɪˈruːt /

noun

1. the capital of Lebanon, a port on the Mediterranean: part of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until 1918; many universities (including Lebanese, American, French, and Arab). Pop: 1 875 000 (2005 est)

Beirut

1. Capital of Lebanon, located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea.

Often called “the Paris of the Middle East,” the city was badly damaged during Lebanon's civil war in the 1970s and 1980s. It is now being rebuilt.

Example Sentences

Earlier this month, Pope Leo also marked the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, which killed 200 people and caused billions in damage.

From BBC

The death sentence was announced at a military tribunal in Beirut, according to Irish broadcaster RTÉ.

From BBC

Described by his lawyer as "the man who has spent the longest time in prison for events linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Abdallah is expected to be put on a flight directly to Beirut.

From BBC

On October 23, 1983, in a disaster that deeply embarrassed President Ronald Reagan on the world stage, 241 U.S. service personnel died in their barracks in an explosion on a military base in Beirut, Lebanon.

From Salon

In “Watching Beirut Die,” the chef arrives in Lebanon to film a food show and ends up documenting a war.

From Salon