Levant
properNoun
/ləˈvænt/
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/ləˈvɑnt/
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/lɪˈvɑnt/
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- A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).
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Levant
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levant
verb
/lɪˈvænt/
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- To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.
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s’échapper
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levanter
noun
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- An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.
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Levant
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