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LEVANTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Levantine" is a kind of...):
aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place)
Holonyms ("Levantine" is a member of...):
Levant (the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel)
Derivation:
Levantine (of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants
Example:
the Levantine coast
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Levant (the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel)
Derivation:
Levantine ((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)
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