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Meaning of "levant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEVANT

Shortened from Levant morocco (type of leather).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEVANT

levant  [lɪˈvænt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEVANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Levant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEVANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Levant

The Levant, also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt". The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey. 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".

Definition of levant in the English dictionary

The definition of levant in the dictionary is a type of leather made from the skins of goats, sheep, or seals, having a pattern of irregular creases.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEVANT


ant
ænt
bant
bænt
Brabant
brəˈbænt
Brandt
brænt
brant
brænt
cant
kænt
commandant
ˈkɒmənˌdænt
confidant
ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt
enceinte
ɒnˈsænt
extant
ɛkˈstænt
galavant
ˈɡælɪˌvænt
galivant
ˈɡælɪˌvænt
gallivant
ˈɡælɪˌvænt
Kant
kænt
lant
lænt
pant
pænt
rant
rænt
Rembrandt
ˈrɛmbrænt
sant
sænt
scant
skænt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEVANT

lev
Lev.
leva
Levallois
Levalloisian
levanter
levantine
levator
leve
levee
level
level crossing
level descriptor
level of attainment
level pegging
level playing field
level staff
level-headed
level-headedly
level-headedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEVANT

adjuvant
bon vivant
ci-devant
civil servant
conservant
domestic servant
general servant
grievant
Havant
idiot savant
irrelevant
maidservant
manservant
observant
public servant
relevant
savant
servant
tableau vivant
the Levant

Synonyms and antonyms of levant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «levant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEVANT

Find out the translation of levant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of levant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «levant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东升
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levant
570 millions of speakers

English

levant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेवंत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشرق العربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Левант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বদিক্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Levant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Levant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Levante
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レバント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레반트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Levant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các nước cận động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லேவண்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेव्हंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

borçlarını ödemeden kaçmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

levante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Levant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Левант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Levant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

levant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Levant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

levant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

levant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of levant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVANT»

The term «levant» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about levant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEVANT»

Discover the use of levant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to levant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Levant
It is about ourselves; it shows how Muslims, Christians and Jews live together in cities. Levantine compromises, putting deals befor ideals, pragmatism before ideology, made these cities work, until states reclaimed them for nationalism.
Philip Mansel, 2010
2
The Knights Hospitaller in the Levant, C.1070-1309
Themes in the book relate to the tension that always existed between the Hospital's roles as both a hospitaller and a military order and its performance as an institution that was at the same time a religious order and a great international ...
‎2012
3
Early Urbanizations in the Levant: A Regional Narrative
This book should be of interest to anyone studying the archaeology of early state formation in the Near East, particularly in areas of æsecondaryÆ urbanization - Palestine, Syria and Anatolia.
Raphael Greenberg, 2002
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The Republic of Letters And the Levant
This collection of articles analyses the interests and experiences in the Levant of a number of leading western scholars of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with an emphasis on the networks of learned friends throughout Europe with ...
Alastair Hamilton, Maurits H. Van Den Boogert, Bart Westerweel, 2005
5
In the Levant
A travel through the Holy Land, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Rhodes, and the Aegean Islands; with many illustrations.
Charles Dudley Warner, 2002
6
Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant
This book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to Bronze Age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and Bronze Age textual scholars.
Shelley Wachsmann, 2009
7
Struggle in the Levant: Lebanon in the 1950s
Many questions have gone unanswered until now. Attie's book, useful to all students of the modern Middle East, sheds penetrating light into these shadowy regions of Lebanese history.
Caroline Attie, Centre for Lebanese Studies (Great Britain), 2004
8
Egypt and the Levant: Interrelations from the 4th Through ...
The collection makes use of new developments in analytical methods such as archaeometallurgy and ceramic petrography and epigraphic data.
Edwin C. M. van den Brink, Thomas Levy, 2002
9
Early Voyages and Travels in the Levant
This 1893 volume contains the vivid diaries of two very different English visitors to Turkey in 1600 and the 1670s.
J. Theodore Bent, 2010
10
A History of the Levant Company
First Published in 1964. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Alfred C. Wood, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEVANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term levant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eteach International extends reach to Levant markets - Zawya
Eteach International extends reach to Levant markets. Teachings opportunities in Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Oman and Qatar also ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
2
Catherine Porter, Ezra Levant and journalism standards | Toronto Star
Porter, a National Newspaper Award-winning journalist, is a “social justice activist/columnist” for the Star. Levant, a well-known — and certainly ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Catherine Porter, Ezra Levant and journalism standards
Levant, a well-known — and certainly controversial — former host with the now-defunct Sun News Network, describes himself as a “lawyer, ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
4
Simons: The justice system itself cannot be above the law
Given the hyper-partisan nature of Levant's style, some have been quick to imagine political conspiracy theories to explain how he came to ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
5
Ezra Levant cited by Law Society of Alberta over 'crazy town' column …
The Law Society of Alberta has cited lawyer and media commentator Ezra Levant for remarks he made in a newspaper column about the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
6
Unclear how Sask. court docs were given to Ezra Levant
It is unclear who is responsible for Saskatchewan court documents that should have been sealed being released to media pundit Ezra Levant. «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»
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Unclear how Saskatchewan court docs were given to Ezra Levant
It is unclear who is responsible for Saskatchewan court documents that should have been sealed being released to media pundit Ezra Levant. «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»
8
Porter column, Levant video
Forget about Ezra Levant. Bringing your daughter to a protest and thrusting her into the national spotlight in order to create a news story is ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
9
Ezra Levant begs to differ
Re: My daughter's run-in with Ezra Levant, July 7. My daughter's run-in with Ezra Levant, July 7. I'm flattered to be mentioned in a Star headline, ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
10
Edelman PR Squires Saudi Exec for Levant Suez
Edelman handled the US visit of a Saudi businssman under contract from Levant Suez Consulting Corp, which services the needs of the ... «O'Dwyer's PR News, Jul 15»

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