What does levantine mean?

Definitions for levantine
ˈlɛv ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin, lɪˈvæn tɪn, -taɪnlev·an·tine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Levantineadjective

    (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant

  2. Levantineadjective

    of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants

    "the Levantine coast"

Wiktionary

  1. Levantineadjective

    Of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean.

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  1. levantine

    Levantine refers to people, culture, traditions, or things originating from the Levant, a historical and geographic region in the Eastern Mediterranean, spanning primarily across modern day countries like Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and parts of Turkey and Cyprus. In broader terms, it might also include people from this region living elsewhere. It's also related to the French term 'levant' meaning "rising", indicating the direction of the sunrise, or the East.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Levantinenoun

    of or pertaining to the Levant

  2. Levantinenoun

    a native or inhabitant of the Levant

  3. Levantinenoun

    a stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant

  4. Etymology: [F. levantine, or It. levantina.]

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  1. valentine

  2. Valentine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of levantine in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of levantine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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