"Levant" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɛv.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ləˈvɑnt/ [General-American], /lɛvɑnt/ [General-American], /ləˈvænt/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ænt 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 levāns), from levis (“light, not heavy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|levant||rising, sun's point of rising}} French levant (“rising, sun's point of rising”), {{m|fr|lever||to rise}} lever (“to rise”), {{der|en|la|levō||to rise}} Latin levō (“to rise”), {{m|la|levāns}} levāns, {{m|la|levis||light, not heavy}} levis (“light, not heavy”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Levant
  1. The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire). Categories (place): Regions of Asia Synonyms: Mashreq, Greater Syria Derived forms: Levantine Coordinate_terms: Maghreb (english: where the sun sets; western Mediterranean) [literally] Translations (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea): مَشْرِق (mašriq) [masculine] (Arabic), اَلْمَشْرِق اَلْعَرَبِيّ (al-mašriq al-ʕarabiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), اَلشَّرْق (aš-šarq) [masculine] (Arabic), الشَّام (aš-šām) [masculine] (Arabic), بِلَاد الشَّامِ (bilād aš-šāmi) [feminine] (Arabic), Լեւանտ (Lewant) (Armenian), শাম (śam) (Bengali), 累范特 (Lèifàntè) (Chinese Mandarin), 黎凡特 (Lífántè) (Chinese Mandarin), Levanta [feminine] (Czech), Levanten (Danish), Levant (Dutch), Levantenio (Esperanto), Levantti (Finnish), Levant [masculine] (French), Levante [masculine] (Galician), ლევანტი (levanṭi) (Georgian), Levante [feminine] (German), Λεβάντες (Levántes) [masculine] (Greek), לֶבַנְט [masculine] (Hebrew), शाम (śām) (Hindi), Austurlönd nær (Icelandic), an Leiveaint [feminine] (Irish), Levante [masculine] (Italian), レバント (Rebanto) (Japanese), レヴァント (Revanto) (Japanese), 레반트 (Rebanteu) (Korean), Syam (Malay), Yn Levaant [masculine] (Manx), Levant [masculine] (Middle French), Levanten (Norwegian Bokmål), Levanten (Norwegian Nynorsk), شام (šâm) (Persian), Lewant [masculine] (Polish), Levante [masculine] (Portuguese), Лева́нт (Levánt) [masculine] (Russian), Лѐвант [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Lèvant [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Levante [masculine] (Spanish), Levanten [common-gender] (Swedish), Шом (Šom) (Tajik), ลิแวนต์ (Thai), Levant (Turkish), Лева́нт (Levánt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Шам (Šam) [masculine] (Ukrainian), شام (śām) (Urdu), Shom (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Levant-en-name-cnt5iqo2 Disambiguation of Regions of Asia: 66 33 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 42 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛv.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ləˈvɑnt/ [General-American], /lɛvɑnt/ [General-American], /ləˈvænt/ [General-American] Forms: Levants [plural]
Rhymes: -ænt 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 levāns), from levis (“light, not heavy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|levant||rising, sun's point of rising}} French levant (“rising, sun's point of rising”), {{m|fr|lever||to rise}} lever (“to rise”), {{der|en|la|levō||to rise}} Latin levō (“to rise”), {{m|la|levāns}} levāns, {{m|la|levis||light, not heavy}} levis (“light, not heavy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Levant (plural Levants)
  1. An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea Synonyms: levanter
    Sense id: en-Levant-en-noun-TvMK1wtH
  2. A type of leather.
    Sense id: en-Levant-en-noun-I6xc4Gu~

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
          "word": "ลิแวนต์"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to rise"
      },
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        "3": "",
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    }
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        "The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire)."
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        ],
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          "Jordan"
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey"
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          "Egypt",
          "Egypt"
        ],
        [
          "Ottoman Empire",
          "Ottoman Empire"
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          "word": "Mashreq"
        },
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          "word": "Greater Syria"
        }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ləˈvɑnt/",
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        "General-American"
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ləˈvænt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mašriq",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَشْرِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "al-mašriq al-ʕarabiyy",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اَلْمَشْرِق اَلْعَرَبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aš-šarq",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اَلشَّرْق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aš-šām",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "الشَّام"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bilād aš-šāmi",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بِلَاد الشَّامِ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Lewant",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Լեւանտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śam",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "শাম"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lèifàntè",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "累范特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lífántè",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "黎凡特"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Levanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levanten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levant"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levantenio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levantti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levant"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "levanṭi",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "ლევანტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Levante"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Levántes",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Λεβάντες"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "לֶבַנְט"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śām",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "शाम"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Austurlönd nær"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Leiveaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Rebanto",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "レバント"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Revanto",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "レヴァント"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Rebanteu",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "레반트"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Syam"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Yn Levaant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levanten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levanten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâm",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "شام"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lewant"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Levánt",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лева́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лѐвант"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lèvant"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Levante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Levanten"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Šom",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Шом"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "ลิแวนต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Levant"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Levánt",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Лева́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Šam",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Шам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śām",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "شام"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea",
      "word": "Shom"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Levant"
}

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      "name": "bor"
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        "3": "levō",
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      "name": "der"
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        "plural"
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        "An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea"
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          "ref": "1976, Geoffrey Wolff, Black Sun, New York Review of Books, published 2003, page 173",
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ləˈvɑnt/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɛvɑnt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ləˈvænt/",
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        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ænt"
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}

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