Added 9 October 2026 byblos noun Categories: PlacesRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about byblos at Wordnik → Where our words come from → 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. Related Words: jbailbaalbektripolibaalbecheliopolisbeyroutbeirutphoenicialebanonsbeqaazahléjubayl Back to today's word