Levant
See also: levant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French levant (“rising, sun's point of rising”), form of lever (“to rise”), from Latin levō (“to rise”) (cf. also the present participle levans), from levis (“light, not heavy”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛv.ənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ləˈvænt/
- Rhymes: -ænt
Proper noun
Levant
- The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes also including Turkey and Egypt).
- Antonym: Maghreb
- An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea
- Synonym: levanter
Derived terms
Translations
the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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Proper noun
Levant ?
- Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
French
le Levant
Etymology
See levant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lə.vɑ̃/
Proper noun
Levant m
- (dated) Orient (the countries of Asia)
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Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lěʋant/
- Hyphenation: Le‧vant
Proper noun
Lèvant m (Cyrillic spelling Лѐвант)
- Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
Declension
Declension of Levant
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Levant |
| genitive | Levanta |
| dative | Levantu |
| accusative | Levant |
| vocative | Levante |
| locative | Levantu |
| instrumental | Levantom |
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