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Meaning of LEVANTINE

Pronunciation:  'levun`tIn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"
 
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 See Also: indigen, indigene, Levant, native

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  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.
    
 
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