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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rebanto
"レバントは地中海東部沿岸地域の歴史的名称である。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To run away secretly, especially in order to avoid paying debts.
"He suddenly vanished from the city, having levanted with all the funds from the investors."
- 1
An historical geographical term referring to the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
"Historically, merchants traveled across the Levant to trade spices and textiles between Europe and Asia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French active participle levant meaning 'rising', from Latin levare 'to lift or rise', referring to the direction of the sunrise in the east. Historically, it came to designate the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean sea where the sun rises from a European perspective.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Levant" is said worldwide
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Levant
Transliteration: lə.vɑ̃
"Le Levant désigne les pays de la Méditerranée orientale."
Levante
Transliteration: leˈvantə
"Die Levante umfasst die Länder des östlichen Mittelmeers."
Levante
Transliteration: leˈvante
"Il Levante storico comprende i territori dell'Asia occidentale."
Levante
Transliteration: leˈβante
"El Levante mediterráneo tiene una rica historia cultural."
Levante
Transliteration: ləˈvɐ̃.tʃi
"O Levante é uma região histórica muito importante."
लेवंत
Transliteration: levant
Script: लेवंत क्षेत्र
"लेवंत भूमध्य सागर के पूर्वी तट का ऐतिहासिक क्षेत्र है।"
黎凡特
Transliteration: Lífántè
"黎凡特是地中海东部地区的历史地理名称。"
레반트
Transliteration: rebanteu
"레반트는 지중해 동부 연안 지역을 가리킨다."
レバント
Transliteration: rebanto
"レバントは地中海東部沿岸地域の歴史的名称である。"
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