About The Word Levant
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Levant
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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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