Levant – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
levant
v.
flee unpaid debts, escape in order to avoid paying debts (British Slang)
Levant
n.
countries located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
Levant
The
Levant (;
Arabic: المشرق ) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the
eastern Mediterranean. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the eastern Mediterranean with its islands, that is, it included all of the countries along the eastern Mediterranean shores, extending from
Greece to
Cyrenaica. The term
Levant entered English in the late
15th century from French. It derives from the Italian
Levante, meaning "rising", implying the rising of the sun in the east. As such, it is broadly equivalent to the Arabic term
Mashriq, 'the land where the sun rises'. The western counterpart in Arabic is the
Maghreb, and
Ponente in Italian, meaning 'west, where the sun sets'.
Levant
Noun
1. a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
(synonym) Levant morocco
(hypernym) morocco
2. the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(member-meronym) Levantine
levant
Verb
1. run off without paying a debt
(hypernym) abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off
levant
adj.
rising, getting up, ascending
levant
nm.
Levant, countries located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea; Orient
lever
v.
lift, put up, raise, hold up; take up, prove
Levant
n.
Levant, countries located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
