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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  (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.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Levant - a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding Levant morocco morocco - a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
	2.	Levant - the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel Middle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Verb	1.	levant - run off without paying a debt abscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"