Levantine


[lev-uh n-tahyn, -teen, li-van-tin, -tahyn] /ˈlɛv ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin, lɪˈvæn tɪn, -taɪn/

adjective
1.
of or relating to the .
noun
2.
a native of the .
/ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn/
noun
1.
a cloth of twilled silk
/ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Levant
noun
2.
(esp formerly) an inhabitant of the Levant
adj.

1640s, from Levant + -ine (1).

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