Levanter
Levanter may refer to * Levanter, a person who was born in the Levant, especially one of mixed European-Levantine ancestry * Levanter (''Viento de Levante''), a wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea *''The Levanter'', a novel by Eric Ambler *'' Clé: Levanter'', an ep by South Korean boyband Stray Kids See also *Levant (other) *Levante (other) *Levantine (other) Levantine may refer to: * Anything pertaining to the Levant, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant ** Syria (region), corresponding to the modern countries of the Lev ...

Levant
The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean in South-western Asia,Gasiorowski, Mark (2016). ''The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa''. }, ), meaning "the eastern place, where the Sun rises". In the 13th and 14th centuries, the term ''levante'' was used for Italian maritime commerce in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Egypt, that is, the lands east of Venice. Eventually the term was restricted to the Muslim countries of Syria-Palestine and Egypt. In 1581, England set up the Levant Company to monopolize commerce with the Ottoman Empire. The name ''Levant States'' was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. This is probab ...
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Levant (wind)
The levant ( ca, Llevant, it, Levante, mt, Lvant, el, Λεβάντες, es, Levante) is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. In Roussillon it is called "llevant" and in Corsica "levante". In the western Mediterranean, particularly when the wind blows through the Strait of Gibraltar, it is called the Viento de Levante or the Levanter. It is also known as the Solano. When blowing moderately or strongly, the levant causes heavy swells on the Mediterranean. Usually gentle and damp, the levant frequently brings clouds and rain. When it brings good weather, it is known as the "''levant blanc''",Meteo-France website (in French) on "Vents regionaux and vents locaux" or "''levante calma''" in Gibraltar. The origin of the name is the same as the origin of the Levant, the region of the eastern Mediterranean: it is the Latin word "levante", the participle of levare "to raise" – as in sol levante "risi ...
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The Levanter
''The Levanter'' is a 1972 novel by Eric Ambler. Plot Michael Howell is a "levantine mongrel" who has inherited his family's Middle-Eastern business. He is forced by the Palestine Action Force to produce bombs for them. The story is framed by a description from a journalist of Ghaled, a Palestinian terrorist and extortionist. Howell's company has its Syrian assets frozen by the new socialist government. Hoping to make the best of a bad situation, he proposes to the government that they start various joint ventures, with Howell's foreign companies getting exclusive export rights. One of these joint ventures is a battery company. Howell's mistress/colleague Teresa discovers the battery business has been ordering unnecessary and unauthorized extra materials. Michael recognizes these materials as ingredients for bombs, and they visit the factory at night. There, they discover an employee is hosting bomb-making classes. The security guard turns out to be Ghaled, the notorious terro ...
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Eric Ambler
Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books cowritten with Charles Rodda. Life Ambler was born in Charlton, South-East London, into a family of entertainers who ran a puppet show, with which he helped in his early years. Both parents also worked as music hall artists. He later studied engineering at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute in Islington (now City, University of London) and served a traineeship with an engineering company. However, his upbringing as an entertainer proved dominant and he soon moved to writing plays and other works. By the early 1930s, he was a copywriter at an advertising agency in London. After resigning, he moved to Paris, where he met and in 1939 married Louise Crombie, an American fashion correspondent. Ambler was then politically a staunch anti ...
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Levanter
Levanter may refer to * Levanter, a person who was born in the Levant, especially one of mixed European-Levantine ancestry * Levanter (''Viento de Levante''), a wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea *''The Levanter'', a novel by Eric Ambler *'' Clé: Levanter'', an ep by South Korean boyband Stray Kids See also *Levant (other) *Levante (other) *Levantine (other) Levantine may refer to: * Anything pertaining to the Levant, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant ** Syria (region), corresponding to the modern countries of the Lev ...

Stray Kids
Stray Kids (; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. Originally a nine-piece group, member Woojin left due to undisclosed personal reasons in October 2019. Stray Kids released their pre-debut extended play (EP) ''Mixtape'' in January 2018 and officially debuted on March 25 with the EP ''I Am Not'', followed by other two ''I Am'' series EPs, ''I Am Who'' and '' I Am You''. Their ''Clé'' trilogy EPs were issued in 2019, consisting of '' Clé 1: Miroh'', '' Clé 2: Yellow Wood'', and '' Clé: Levanter''. The group's first studio album '' Go Live'' was released in 2020, becoming their first platinum-certified album by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). That year, Stray Kids also made their Japanese debut with the compilation album ''SKZ2020'' through Epic Records Japan. In 202 ...
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Levant (other)
The Levant is a region in the eastern Mediterranean, including the Southern Levant. Levant may also refer to: Places *Levant Island, a French island in the Mediterranean *Levant, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Thomas County, Kansas, USA * Levant, Maine, a town in Penobscot County, Maine, USA *Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS and Daesh. Surname * Alma Levant Hayden (1927–1967), born Alma Levant, American chemist *Brian Levant (born 1952), American film and television producer, director, and writer *Ezra Levant (born 1972), Canadian political commentator * Germaine Levant (born 1978), Dutch footballer * Jack LeVant (born 1999), American freestyle swimmer *Kate Levant (born 1983), American sculptor and conceptual artist *Oscar Levant (1906–1972), American musician, author, and actor Fictional characters *Levant, protagonist of the video game '' Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu'' *Levant, one of the main characters in the video game ''He ...
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Levante (other)
Levante may refer to: People * Levante (singer), Italian pop singer-songwriter * LeVante Bellamy (born 1996), American football player Places * Levante, Spain, the eastern Iberian coastal region of Spain * Riviera di Levante, an Italian name for the Italian Riviera * Sestri Levante, an Italian town Sports * Levante FC, a former Spanish football club * Levante UD, a Spanish football club Transportation * Levante Ferries, a Greek ferry company * Caetano Levante, a Portuguese wheelchair-accessible coach * Maserati Levante, an Italian mid-size luxury SUV * Suzuki Vitara, a Japanese subcompact SUV also sold as the Mazda Proceed Levante Other uses * Levante (hosiery), an Italian marketer and manufacturer of hosiery * ''Levante-EMV'', a newspaper from the Valencian Community, Spain See also * Levant, region in the eastern Mediterranean, variously defined. * Levant (other) * Levanter (other) * Levantine (other) Levantine may refer to: * Anything pertaini ...
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