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levant

/ləˈvɑnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
lev-ant
IPA
/ləˈvɑnt/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

noun

An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea.

noun

A type of leather.

noun

A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.

verb

To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.

adj

Rising, of an animal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French levant (“rising, sun's point of rising”), form of lever (“to rise”), from Latin levō (“to rise”) (cf. also the present participle levāns), from levis (“light, not heavy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈvɑnt/

Inflected Forms

the Levant (canonical) Levants (plural) levants (present, singular) levanting (participle, present) levanted (participle, past) levanted (past)

Derived Forms

Levantine levanter

Phrases

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant couchant and levant levant and couchant

Frequently Paired Words

Maghreb Ponant

Synonyms

Mashreq Greater Syria levanter oriental eastern levant morocco

Antonyms

occidental western ponent

Rhymes With

can't plant grant cant aunt ant transplant rant chant implant brandt pant

Questions

How do you pronounce levant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈvɑnt/.
What does levant mean?
A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).
Where does levant come from?
It is traced to French.

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