Levantine (redirected from Levantines)

Le·vant ¹  (l-vnt)

The countries bordering on the eastern Mediterranean Sea from Turkey to Egypt.

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Levan·tine (lvn-tn, -tn, l-vn-) adj. & n.

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Le·vant ²  (l-vnt)

n.

A heavy, coarse-grained morocco leather often used in bookbinding. Also called Levant morocco.

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[After Levant¹.]

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le·vant  (l-vnt)

intr.v. le·vant·ed, le·vant·ing, le·vants Chiefly British

To leave hurriedly or in secret to avoid unpaid debts.

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[Possibly from Spanish levantar (el campo), to lift, break (camp), from Vulgar Latin *levantre, from Latin levns, levant-, present participle of levre, to raise; see lever.]

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levantine [ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cloth of twilled silk

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Levantine [ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn]

adj

(Placename) of or relating to the Levant

n

(Social Science / Peoples) (esp formerly) an inhabitant of the Levant

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant Levant - the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Adj.	1.	Levantine - of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"

Translations

Levantine [ˈlevəntaɪn]

A. ADJ → levantino

B. N → levantino/a m/f

Levantine

adj → levantinisch

n (= person) → Levantiner(in) m(f)