Levantine

[ lev-uh n-tahyn, -teen, li-van-tin, -tahyn ]

/ ˈlɛv ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin, lɪˈvæn tɪn, -taɪn /

of or relating to the Levant.

a native of the Levant.

Origin of Levantine

First recorded in 1640–50; Levant + -ine¹

Lev·an·tin·ism, noun

The Levantine and the man in the fez were sinister opponents.

The Gray Mask |Wadsworth Camp
A Levantine named Joseph also sold coffee in the streets, and later had several coffee shops of his own.

All About Coffee |William H. Ukers
We will acknowledge the Empress of India as our suzerain, and secure for her the Levantine coast.

Tancred |Benjamin Disraeli
There are besides, the Levantine Christians, who are under the protection of one or other of the European powers.

Visits To Monasteries in the Levant |Robert Curzon

In the Levantine quarter, the cracking of pistols and the shouts of men showed that the work of massacre was proceeding there.

With Kitchener in the Soudan |G. A. Henty

levantine

/ (ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn) /

a cloth of twilled silk

Levantine

/ (ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn) /

of or relating to the Levant

(esp formerly) an inhabitant of the Levant