levant

/ləvənt/

Definitions

1. noun

A region in the eastern Mediterranean, including modern-day Lebanon and Syria.

“The ancient city of Tyre was located in the Levant.”

2. verb

To lift or raise something, especially something heavy, to a higher position.

“The workers leant to levant the heavy boxes onto the truck.”

Synonyms

  • middle east
  • orient

Antonyms

  • occident