Complete Definition of "Levant"

English
Etymology
French levant (sun's point of rising) < lever < Latin levare to rise.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænt|-ænt

Proper noun
Levant

  1. the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea variously:

#: a. Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza
#: b. Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.
#: c. Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.

Category:Place names


Bosnian
Proper noun
Levant m
#Levant#English|Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
Category:bs:Countries
Category:Bosnian proper nouns


Serbian
Proper noun
Levant m
#Levant#English|Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
See also
Левант#Serbian|Левант
Category:sr:Countries
Category:Serbian proper nouns

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