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levant

Pronunciation: /lə.vɑ̃/

“levant” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. rising

noun

  1. the east, the orient

In French

  1. Qui se lève.
  2. Qui se lève, en parlant du soleil.
  3. Orient, est, lieu où le soleil se lève.
  4. Vent d’est doux et très humide soufflant en mer Méditerranée.

Etymology

Participle adjective of lever (“to raise”). Corresponds to Latin levantem (“raising”), in reference to the rising of the sun; compare Italian levante.

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