Associations to the word «Levantine»

Wiktionary

LEVANTINE, adjective. Of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean.
LEVANTINE ARABIC, proper noun. An Arabic dialect continuum spoken throughout the Levant.

Dictionary definition

LEVANTINE, noun. (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant.
LEVANTINE, adjective. Of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats