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• Levantine
  Levantine

  adjective

  of or relating to the Levant.
• levantine
  levantine

  adjective

  of or relating to the Levant

Levantine

American  

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

adjective

1. of or relating to the Levant.

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noun

1. Sometimes Offensive. a native of the Levant.

levantine ¹ British  

/ ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Levant

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noun

1. (esp formerly) an inhabitant of the Levant

levantine ² British  

/ ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn /

noun

1. a cloth of twilled silk

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Sensitivity

The use of the word Levantine as a noun, as in the head of HR is a Levantine or Levantines are a key demographic, may sometimes be offensive when not used in self-reference.

Other Word Forms

• Levantinism
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of Levantine

First recorded in 1640–50; Levant + -ine ¹

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Example Sentences

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Levantine levantine

Served in a pita, it features European-style fried chicken topped with cold pickles, Levantine tahini and warm matbucha, a slow-cooked tomato-pepper condiment from North Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Make your next weekend brunch memorable with these picks from the 101 Best Restaurants guide, including a Levantine option in Long Beach, soul food in Mid-City, modern Mexican in the Arts District and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Growing up in northern England, Hankir found it challenging to fit in as a young Muslim girl with Levantine and Egyptian heritage.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

Gezer is an ancient southern Levantine city, well known from Egyptian, Assyrian, and Biblical texts and associated with stories of power struggles and significant historical figures.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023

I was a sucker for the soft-handed Levantine affections.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Huge cliffs of levantine freshwater deposits now mark the new coast-line, and the Mediterranean advances steadily towards the Black Sea and the Sea of Asov.

From The History of the European Fauna by Robert Francis Scharff

Oh, when I wear my dark blue levantine silk gown, I flatter myself I do look like somebody!

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue

And, indeed, Lavretsky found all his aunt's household goods intact, not excepting the best cap with ribbons of salmon colour, and the yellow gown of tru-tru levantine.

From A House of Gentlefolk by Constance Garnett

But many very genteel people wear black levantine or black mode trimmed with crape.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie

The tie of a small apron of dark green levantine formed a girdle around a waist which might have been spanned by the ten fingers.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue

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