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Levant

Levant Meaning & Definition
Levant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Levant?

[n] the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel
[n] a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
[v] run off without paying a debt

Synonyms | Synonyms for Levant: Levant morocco

Related Terms | Find terms related to Levant: Africa | America | Antipodes | Asia | Asia Major | Asia Minor | Australasia | continent | down under | East | Eastern Hemisphere | eastland | Eurasia | Europe | Far East | landmass | Middle East | Near East | New World | Occident | Oceania | Old World | Orient | the old country | West | Western Hemisphere

See Also | abscond | absquatulate | bolt | decamp | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | go off | Levantine | morocco | run off

Levant In Webster's Dictionary

\Le"vant\ (l[=e]"vant), a. [F., p. pr. of lever to raise.] (Law) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See {Couchant and levant}, under {Couchant}.
\Le*vant"\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"), n. [It. levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See {Lever}.] 1. The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters. 2. A levanter (the wind so called).
\Le"vant\ (l[=e]"vant; 277), a. Eastern. [Obs.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. --Milton.
\Le*vant"\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"), v. i. [Cf. Sp. levantar to raise, go from one place to another.] To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [Colloq. Eng.] --Thackeray.

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