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(Encyclopedia)Greater Lebanon: see Lebanon.Anti-Lebanon
(Encyclopedia)Anti-Lebanon, ancient Anti-Libanus, Arabic Jabal al Sharqi, mountain range between Syria and Lebanon, rising to Mt. Hermon, 9,232 ft (2,814 m) high. Once noted for its forests of oak, pine, cypress, a...Greater Antilles
(Encyclopedia)Greater Antilles: see West Indies. ...Greater London
(Encyclopedia)Greater London: see London.Greater Manchester
(Encyclopedia)Greater Manchester, former metropolitan county, 497 sq mi (1,288 sq km), W central England. It comprised ten administrative districts (metropolitan boroughs): Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdal...Greater Tunb
(Encyclopedia)Greater Tunb: see Greater and Lesser Tunb. ...Lebanon, country, Asia
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Lebanon lĕbˈənən, –nŏnˌ [key], officially Lebanese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,851,000), 4,015 sq mi (10,400 sq km), SW Asia. The country is bordered on the west by the Mediter...Tripoli , city, Lebanon
(Encyclopedia)Tripoli täräbˈo͝olo͝os [key], ancient Tripolis, city (1996 est. pop. 300,000), NW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea. Citrus fruits, cotton, and other goods are exported from Tripoli. It has an oi...greater wax moth
(Encyclopedia)greater wax moth: see bee moth.wax moth, greater
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