Levantine may refer to:
* Anything pertaining to the
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 eq ...
, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant
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Syria (region)
Syria (Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔒂𔒠 ''Sura/i''; gr, Συρία) or Sham ( ar, ٱلشَّام, ash-Shām) is the name of a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. Other s ...
, corresponding to the modern countries of the Levant
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Levantine Sea
The Levantine Sea (Arabic: بحر الشام, tr, Levanten Denizi, el, Θάλασσα του Λεβάντε) is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Geography
The Levantine Sea is bordered by Turkey in the north and north-east co ...
, the easternmost part of the Mediterranean
* Levantines (also Latin-Levantines, Franco-Levantines, Italian Levantines), Members of the
Latin Church in the Middle East
The Latin Church in the Middle East represents members of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Middle East, notably in Turkey and the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan). ''Latin Catholics'' are subject to the Latin P ...
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Levantine Arabic
Levantine Arabic, also called Shami (autonym: or ), is a group of mutually intelligible vernacular Arabic varieties spoken in the Levant, in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Turkey (historically in Adana, Mersin and Hatay on ...
, a variety of Arabic
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Levantine cuisine
Levantine cuisine is the traditional cuisine of the Levant.
Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Levantine cuisine is ''meze'' including ''tabbouleh'', ''hummus'' and ''baba ghanoush''.
Levantine dishes
* Arabic coffee (قهوة عر ...
, the cuisine of the Levant
* Levantine Cultural Center, subsequently
The Markaz
The Markaz (literally "the center"), originally The Levantine Cultural Center, was a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles, which existed from 2001 until 2020. It offered artistic and educational programs focusing on the Middle East and North Afric ...
, a cultural center in Los Angeles, California
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Batavia (cloth)
Batavia (Batavia silk, Levantine) was initially a silk fabric used for dresses in 18th-century France.
In the 19th century, the material was made using greige silk in the warp and schappe silk in the weft. The fabric was also known as "Levantin ...
, also called "Levantine", a type of cloth originally produced in the Levant.
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