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Levantine
[ lev-uhn-tahyn, -teen, li-van-tin, -tahyn ]
noun
- Sometimes Offensive. a native of the Levant.
levantine
/ ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn /
noun
- a cloth of twilled silk
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Sensitive Note
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.
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Other Words From
- Lev·an·tin·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Levantine1
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Example Sentences
And, in that case, you run the risk of having a long time to wait, for his Levantine seems to enjoy excellent health.
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But the word—poor—represented absolutely nothing to the Levantine.
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There is something in this Greek race yet; they will become a powerful Levantine nation in the course of time.'
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Here was established the market of all northern products for the south, and of all southern and Levantine products for the north.
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Polverine, pol′vėr-in, n. the calcined ashes of a Levantine and Syrian plant, used in glass-making.
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