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BYBLOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
archeological site; dig; excavation (the site of an archeological exploration)
Holonyms ("Byblos" is a part of...):
Lebanese Republic; Lebanon (an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)
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