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1. (n.) Levant
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Etymology: (1490–1500; earlier levaunt < MF levant, n. use (with reference to rising sun) of prp. of lever to raise (se lever to rise). See lever)
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1. (noun) Levant, Levant morocco
a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
2. (verb) Levant
the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
3. (verb) levant
run off without paying a debt
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Levant
rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant
2. (adj) Levant
eastern
3. (noun) Levant
the countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters
4. (noun) Levant
a levanter (the wind so called)
5. (verb) Levant
to run away from one's debts; to decamp
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Levant
a name given to the E. of the Mediterranean and the regions adjoining by the western peoples of the Mediterranean.
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