Byblos
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- proper noun
- /ˈbɪbləs/
- But Byblos is the place where the first linear alphabet, prototype of our alphabet, developed; or where we have our oldest record of it.
- Byblos Hotel
Examples
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The golden one was full of curiosity about foreign lands and loved to send for Bakht and listen to tales of Kush, Libya, and cities like Byblos and Ugarit.
Fiction book (1998) -
So this was Byblos.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the road to Byblos.
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A small force could reach Byblos in five days, sire.
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Then he told me of a tomb, a tomb which was found under the sand in a valley near the village of Byblos.
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The next weekend, we hire a taxi to take us to Byblos, farther up the Levantine coast.
Academic text (2010) -
Once, as he kissed her toes at the Hotel Byblos in Courchevel, she asked him for a million dollars to make her first feature.
Fiction book (1994) -
In his previous capacity as archbishop of Byblos, he voiced deep concern over Hezbollah's arsenal.
Academic text (2012) -
Located outside Beirut were the LAU Byblos campus and Balamand University.
Academic text (1999) -
The ancient city of Byblos in Lebanon is famous for its historical significance in maritime trade.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Byblos names an ancient port famous for trading 'papyrus', the old paper used for writing. Its name became the Greek word biblion for 'papyrus' and later gave us English words like bible meaning 'book', so Byblos is remembered for its link to papyrus and books.