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Meaning of
Levant
in English
Levant
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Definitions
Noun
countries
near
the
eastern
Mediterranean
;
historical
context
The
Levant
region
includes
countries
such
as
Egypt
and
Turkey
.
Synonyms:
Middle East
Near East
Antonyms:
Occident
West
an
easterly
wind
in
the
western
Mediterranean
An
easterly
Levant
wind
blows
strongly
in
the
western
Mediterranean
.
Synonyms:
Sirocco
Antonyms:
Ponente
a
type
of
leather
;
animal
hide
The
artisan
worked
with
a
piece
of
levant
leather
to
create
a
beautiful
handbag
.
Synonyms:
morocco
kid
suede
chamois
deerskin
Antonyms:
fabric
textile
synthetic
manmade
plastic
to
disappear
after
losing
a
bet
After
losing
the
bet
,
he
had
to
levant
and
leave
the
game
immediately
.
Synonyms:
abscond
decamp
Antonyms:
stay
remain
appear
Verb
to
run
away
;
avoid
debts
or
payment
He
tried
to
levant
from
his
debts
by
declaring
bankruptcy
.
Synonyms:
abscond
flee
bolt
decamp
escape
Antonyms:
pay
settle
repay
fulfill
honour
Adjective
having
risen
from
rest
;
cattle
(
law
context
)
The
farmer's
levant
cattle
were
ready
to
be
sold
at
the
market
.
Synonyms:
arisen
risen
Antonyms:
recumbent
resting
rising
;
of
an
animal
(
heraldry
context
)
In
heraldry
,
a
levant
lion
is
depicted
as
rising
from
a
resting
position
.
Synonyms:
rising
Antonyms:
couchant
dormant
eastern
;
poetic
description
The
poet
used
the
term
levant
to
describe
the
eastern
sunrise
.
Synonyms:
Oriental
Eastern
Antonyms:
Western
Occidental