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Levant

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Levant [Ital.,=east], collective name for the countries of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean from Egypt to, and including, Turkey. The divisions of the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon were called the Levant States, and the term is still sometimes applied to those two nations.

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Levant

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

Levant †the East; eastern part of the Mediterranean. XV. — F. levant, sb. use (‘point where the sun rises’) of prp. of lever rise (see LEVY).
So Levantine XVII.

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levant

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

levant abscond, bolt; esp. of a debtor. XVIII. perh. f. levant in sl. phr. come the l., run or throw a l., make a bet with the intention of absconding if it is lost, ult. based on Levant, as in the F. phr. faire voile en Levant ‘to be stolne, filched, or purloyned away’ (Cotgr.). But cf. Sp. levantarse con algo seize something.

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levant

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

le·vant / ləˈvant/ • v. [intr.] Brit., archaic run away, typically leaving unpaid debts.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

levant •ant, Brabant, Brandt, brant, cant, enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant, Nantes, plant, shan't, slant, supplant, transplant, underplant •plainchant • ashplant • eggplant •house plant • restaurant •debutant, debutante •absent, accent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, bent, cement, cent, circumvent, consent, content, dent, event, extent, ferment, foment, forewent, forwent, frequent, gent, Ghent, Gwent, lament, leant, lent, meant, misrepresent, misspent, outwent, pent, percent, pigment, rent, scent, segment, sent, spent, stent, Stoke-on-Trent, Tashkent, tent, torment, Trent, underspent, underwent, vent, went •orient • comment • portent •malcontent

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