Levantine

le·vant

 (lə-vănt′)

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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[Probably after the Levant, used as an example of a faraway place to which a person might abscond (perhaps with a pun on leave).]

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Le·vant ¹

 (lə-vănt′)

A region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea north of the Arabian Peninsula and south of Turkey, usually including the area of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.

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Le′van·tine′ (lĕv′ən-tīn′, -tēn′, lə-văn′-) adj. & n.

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Le·vant ²

 (lə-vănt′)

n.

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

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[After the Levant¹.]

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levantine

(ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn)

n

(Textiles) a cloth of twilled silk

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Levantine

(ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn)

adj

(Placename) of or relating to the Levant

n

(Peoples) (esp formerly) an inhabitant of the Levant

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Le•van•tine

(ˈlɛv ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin, lɪˈvæn tɪn, -taɪn)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the Levant.

n.

2. a native or inhabitant of the Levant.

[1640–50]

Lev′an•tin`ism, n.

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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"

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Translations

Levantine

[ˈlevəntaɪn]

A. ADJ → levantino

B. N → levantino/a m/f

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Levantine

adj → levantinisch

n (= person) → Levantiner(in) m(f)

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