levant
English Thesaurus
1. the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, |
definition | : | a demarcated area of the Earth (noun.location) |
part meronym | : | middle east, mideast, near east, |
definition | : | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century (noun.location) |
member holonym | : | levantine, |
definition | : | (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant (noun.person) |
2. a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | morocco, |
definition | : | a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc. (noun.substance) |
3. run off without paying a debt (verb.motion)
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