Levantine
[levәntain]
Definition
(noun.) (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant.
(adj.) of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; 'the Levantine coast' .
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Definition
(n.) Of or pertaining to the Levant.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of the Levant.
(n.) A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant.
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Examples
- Men may have navigated boats upon the Levantine lake before the refilling of the Mediterranean by the Atlantic waters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An English hero of the road would be the next best thing to an Italian bandit; and that could only be surpassed by a Levantine pirate. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But the talk of the two was anything but fanciful, as they were engaged in discussing their projected tour in Levantine waters. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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