Definitions for levant
lɪˈvæntlev·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Levant, Levant morocconoun

   a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding

2. Levantverb

   the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

3. levantverb

   run off without paying a debt

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Levantnoun

   The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea variously:

2. Levantnoun

   An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea

3. Etymology: Transferral use of Levant, from levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEVANTadjective

   Eastern.

   Etymology: levant, French.

   Thwart of those, as fierce
   Forth rush the levant, and the ponent winds,
   Eurus and Zephyr. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

2. Levantnoun

   The east, particularly those coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. levant

   The Levant is a geographical term that traditionally refers to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. It includes the modern states of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and sometimes it covers Cyprus and parts of Turkey and Iraq as well. The term "Levant" is derived from the French lever, meaning "to rise"—as in the direction of the sunrise. Historically and culturally, it has been a significant and diverse region with many ethnic groups, religions, and civilizations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Levantadjective

   rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant

2. Levantnoun

   the countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters

3. Levantnoun

   a levanter (the wind so called)

4. Levantadjective

   eastern

5. Levantverb

   to run away from one's debts; to decamp

6. Etymology: [It. levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See Lever.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Levant

   The Levant or Arabic: المشرق العربي‎ al-Mashrīq al-'Arabiyy; Hebrew: כְּנָעַן Kənáʿan, also known as the region of Syria or the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt". The Levant consists today of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and parts of southern Turkey. Iraq and the Sinai Peninsula are also sometimes included. Precise definitions have varied over time, and the term originally had a broader and less well defined usage. The Levant has been described as the "crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Levant

   le-vant′, n. the point where the sun rises: the East: the coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy.—adj. Lev′ant, or Lē′vant, eastern.—n. Levant′er, a strong easterly wind in the Levant.—adj. Levant′ine, belonging to the Levant. [Fr. levant—L. levāre, to raise.]

2. Levant

   le-vant′, v.i. to decamp.—n. Levant′er, one who runs away dishonourably, who dodges paying his bets, &c. [Sp. levantar, to move—L. levāre, to raise.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Levant

   a name given to the E. of the Mediterranean and the regions adjoining by the western peoples of the Mediterranean.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. levant

   A wind coming from the east, which freshens as the sun rises, and subsides as it declines--To levant, to desert.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Levant

   An Italian term for the Orient or East--i.e. all those parts of the Mediterranean eastward of Italy. The word is also used in the sense of to depart, and a defaulter was said to have levanted, or gone to the Levant. This was in allusion to the “Grand Tour” which all scions of the nobility were expected to make on reaching their majority.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEVANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Levant is ranked #56588 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Levant surname appeared 361 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Levant.
   
   48.7% or 176 total occurrences were White.
   39.6% or 143 total occurrences were Black.
   8.8% or 32 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Abscond
   • Morocco

Anagrams for levant »

1. valent

How to pronounce levant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say levant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of levant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of levant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of levant in a Sentence

1. Israel Hershkovitz:

   The co-existence of these two populations in a confined geographic region at the same time that genetic models predict interbreeding promotes the notion that interbreeding may have occurred in the Levant region.

2. Le Drian:

   France cannot do everything, in the Sahel, in the Central African Republic, in the Levant and then secure its national territory.

3. Talal Ali Selo:

   Ahrar al-Sham and the Levant Front were dragged behind the lie of the Nusra Front.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=levant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Levant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=levant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=levant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=levant
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Levant
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=levant
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=levant
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html