Word: Levantine
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: le
van
tine
Definition: Of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean.
Morphemes:
Affix: Levant
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: levō
Language: la
Decoded: levo
Meaning: to rise
Affix: -ine
Language: en
Meaning: of