what is a levantine
The Levant (/lÉËvaent/ ; LÉËvÃ¦nt: arabic /Ø§ÙÙØ´Ø±Ù-Êal/) maÊriq is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern. mediterraneanhe term Levant entered English in the late 15th century from French. It derives from the Italian levante, meaning ârising,â implying the rising of the sun in the east. As such, it is broadly equivalent to the Arabic term Mashriq, 'the land where the sun rises'.