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PRONUNCIATION OF LEVANTINE

levantine  [ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEVANTINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Levantine 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 LEVANTINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of levantine in the English dictionary

The definition of levantine in the dictionary is a cloth of twilled silk.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEVANTINE


aconitine
əˈkɒnɪˌtaɪn
argentine
ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn
Aventine
ˈævɪnˌtaɪn
Ballantyne
ˈbælənˌtaɪn
Byzantine
bɪˈzænˌtaɪn
carnitine
ˈkɑːnɪˌtaɪn
Constantine
ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn
Courantyne
ˈkɜːrənˌtaɪn
eglantine
ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn
Florentine
ˈflɒrənˌtaɪn
Heseltine
ˈhɛzəlˌtaɪn
infantine
ˈɪnfənˌtaɪn
legatine
ˈlɛɡəˌtaɪn
palatine
ˈpæləˌtaɪn
porpentine
ˈpɔːpənˌtaɪn
serotine
ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn
serpentine
ˈsɜːpənˌtaɪn
turpentine
ˈtɜːpənˌtaɪn
valentine
ˈvælənˌtaɪn
vespertine
ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEVANTINE

lev
Lev.
leva
Levallois
Levalloisian
levant
levanter
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 LEVANTINE

adamantine
amarantine
barkentine
barquentine
bisontine
brigantine
brilliantine
clementine
dentine
diamantine
elephantine
galantine
intine
nicotine
oil of turpentine
pantine
quarantine
spirits of turpentine
the Argentine
tontine
Tridentine

Synonyms and antonyms of levantine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «levantine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEVANTINE

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

Translator English - Chinese

黎凡特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levantine
570 millions of speakers

English

levantine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्जदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشرقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

левантийских
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levantine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Levantine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

levantin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Levantine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Levantiner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レバントの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레반트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Levantine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dân xứ Cận đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Levantine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेव्हँटाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Levanten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

levantino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lewantyńskim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

левантійський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

levantin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λεβαντίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Levantijns
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

levantine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Levantine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of levantine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVANTINE»

The term «levantine» is normally little used and occupies the 110.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVANTINE» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEVANTINE»

Discover the use of levantine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to levantine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)
These cassettes are recorded by native Levantine speakers and can be used on their own or to accompany the book, helping you with pronunciation and listening skills.
Leslie J. McLoughlin, 1982
2
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) offers you a step-by-step approach to the Arabic spoken in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.
Leslie McLoughlin, 2008
3
Levantine Arabic for Non-Natives: A Proficiency-Oriented ...
The text is accompanied by charts and glossaries. A set of audio tapes is keyed to the individual functions and situations. The second part of the teacher's manual is available as a separate book for student use.
Lutfi Hussein, 1993
4
Colloquial Arabic: (Levantine)
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Arabic (Levantine).
Leslie J. McLoughlin, 1988
5
Ottoman Seapower and Levantine Diplomacy in the Age of Discovery
This work reframes sixteenth-century history , incorporating the Ottoman empire more thoroughly into European, Asian and world history.
Palmira Johnson Brummett, 1994
6
Studies on the Levantine trade in the Middle Ages
In these studies, which combine the results of such research, in particular in Venice, Genoa, Prato, Ancona and Palermo, with the plentiful data provided by Arabic sources, Professor Ashtor examines the actual mechanics of the Levantine ...
Eliyahu Ashtor, 1978
7
Bathsheba's Levantine Bouquet: A Verse Collection
In Bathsheba s Levantine Bouquet, BarbaraHantman captures the Jewish calendar holiday cycle in the opening chapter, "Days of Smiles and Tears.
Barbara Hantman, 2012
8
Izmir and the Levantine World, 1550-1650
Traces how the backwater town of Izmir (Smyrna) on the Aegean coast of Turkey, became a major seaport of the Ottoman empire, an arena of rival western European traders, a magnet for marauding pirates, and a hotbed of radical millenarians ...
Daniel Goffman, 1990
9
Human paleoecology in the Levantine Corridor
Few areas of the world have played as prominent a role in human evolution as the Levantine Corridor, a comparatively narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea on the west and the expanse of inhospitable desert to the ...
N. Goren-Inbar, John D. Speth, 2004
10
Crisis and Memory: The Representation of Space in Modern ...
This collection of essays aims to show how literature can illuminate crises of ethnicity, gender, class, religion, and nation.
Ken Seigneurie, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEVANTINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term levantine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
To address its main threat, the GCC must look inward - Jerusalem Post
The author is a senior intelligence analyst and head of the Gulf Desk at Levantine Group, a geopolitical risk and research consultancy. Follow ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
Recapping this year's Ramadan soap operas | The National
Following up from where the last season left off, the series continues its Levantine life stories in the 1920s and 1930s, reaching the 1936 treaty ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
You Cannot Negotiate With God 2 | P.M. NEWS Nigeria
Now, it is openly allied with, or more exactly, allegiant to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levantine [ISIS]. When I wrote the original piece, there ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»
4
Progressive Indian cuisine is turning desi dining on its head | The …
If Chef Manu Chandra of Monkey Bar delightedly demolished culinary borders by pairing Coorgi Pandi Curry with Levantine Pita or a ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Toms River: Pollution and its cancerous wake
... cultural antecedents stretching all the way back to Heracles' mythic discovery of Tyrian Purple on the Levantine shore—was in full swoon. «GreenBiz, Jul 15»
6
Charms of an Arabian Knight: A tribute to Omar Sharif - The Hindu
He swept like a zephyr across the Western world and disarmed it with his Levantine charm to become what some perceptively remark Egypt's ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
Got a sweet tooth for Eid? The holiday's favorite dessert picks
One will rarely find plain Maamoul as the Levantine use it as a pocket to carry subtle and sweet stuffing made our of either pistachios, walnuts, ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
8
Avanti Close-up: Souk Shawarma from Jon Robbins of Bistro Barbes
Robbins says Souk's shawarmas and sauces are Levantine in origin — "inspired by my travels in that region of the world," he explains — as ... «Westword, Jul 15»
9
The discreet charms of an Arabian Knight
Like a modern day Al-Farabi, he swept like a zephyr across the Western world and disarmed it with his Levantine charm to become what some ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
First Listen: Omar Souleyman, 'Bahdeni Nami'
His repertoire draws on the dabke, a Levantine Arab folk circle and line dance popular at weddings across Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and ... «Public Radio Tulsa, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Levantine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/levantine>. May 2024 ».
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