1. [n]  (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
2. [adj]  of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"

LEVANTINE is a 9 letter word that starts with L.

1. \Le*vant"ine\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"[i^]n or
   l[e^]v"ant*[imac]n; 277), a. [F. levantin, or It. levantino.
   See {Levant}, n.]
   Of or pertaining to the Levant. --J. Spencer.
   
   

2. \Le*vant"ine\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of the Levant.
   
   2. [F. levantine, or It. levantina.] A stout twilled silk
      fabric, formerly made in the Levant.