levant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- east noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
- levant name 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).
Senses
levant is used for these senses in English:
- Levant 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).
east — full definition
- noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.
- adj Situated in or facing the east.
- adv Toward the east.
- name A region defined by its eastward location, such as "the East" referring to Asia or Eastern Europe.