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Levantine

[ lev-uhn-tahyn, -teen, li-van-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Levant.


noun

  1. Sometimes Offensive. a native of the Levant.

levantine

/ ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn /

noun

  1. a cloth of twilled silk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sensitive Note

The use of the word Levantine as a noun, as in the head of HR is a Levantine or Levantines are a key demographic, may sometimes be offensive when not used in self-reference.
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Other Words From

  • Lev·an·tin·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Levantine1

First recorded in 1640–50; Levant + -ine 1
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Example Sentences

And, in that case, you run the risk of having a long time to wait, for his Levantine seems to enjoy excellent health.

But the word—poor—represented absolutely nothing to the Levantine.

There is something in this Greek race yet; they will become a powerful Levantine nation in the course of time.'

Here was established the market of all northern products for the south, and of all southern and Levantine products for the north.

Polverine, pol′vėr-in, n. the calcined ashes of a Levantine and Syrian plant, used in glass-making.

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