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LevantineenUK
le·vant L0136700 (lə-vănt′)intr.v. le·vant·ed, le·vant·ing, le·vants Chiefly British To leave hurriedly or in secret to avoid unpaid debts.
[Probably after the Levant, used as an example of a faraway place to which a person might abscond (perhaps with a pun on leave).]
Le·vant 1 L0136700 (lə-vănt′) A region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea north of the Arabian Peninsula and south of Turkey, usually including the area of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.
Le′van·tine′ (lĕv′ən-tīn′, -tēn′, lə-văn′-) adj. & n.
Le·vant 2 L0136700 (lə-vănt′)n. A heavy, coarse-grained morocco leather often used in bookbinding. Also called Levant morocco.
[After the Levant1.]levantine (ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn) n (Textiles) a cloth of twilled silk
Levantine (ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn) adj (Placename) of or relating to the Levantn (Peoples) (esp formerly) an inhabitant of the LevantLe•van•tine (ˈlɛv ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin, lɪˈvæn tɪn, -taɪn)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Levant. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of the Levant. [1640–50] Lev′an•tin`ism, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the LevantLevant - the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israelaborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" | | Adj. | 1. | Levantine - of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast" |
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Words related to Levantinenoun (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the LevantRelated Words- Levant
- aborigine
- indigen
- indigene
- native
- aboriginal
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