Meaning

3 senses

  1. (not comparable)Rising, of an animal.

  2. (not comparable)Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle.

  3. (not comparable, poetic)Eastern.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The Levant has never been isolated.

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  2. There used to be lions in the Levant.

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  3. Jews are an ancient tribal people who originated in the Levant.

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  4. Dates and walnuts are commonly used in the filling for baklava made in the Levant.

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Origin

From French levant.

From French levant.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
easternB1oriental

Antonyms

3 antonyms
occidentalwesternB2ponent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lettuceB1leuleukemialevleveelevelB1
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