Why is it der Libanese?

Libanese ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Libanese is an exception: der Libanese.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Citizens of Lebanon

[1] Staatsbürger des Libanon

Examples

[1] "The Lebanese are popular as bodyguards because they do not fear death"

[1] „Die Libanesen seien als Leibwächter beliebt, weil sie den Tod nicht fürchten.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Libanese die Libanesen
Genitiv des Libanesen der Libanesen
Dativ dem Libanesen den Libanesen
Akkusativ den Libanesen die Libanesen

Pronunciation

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