Llevant

See also: llevant

Catalan

Etymology

From llevant (“east”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʎəˈβan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʎəˈvant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ʎeˈvant]

Proper noun

Llevant m

1. Levant (a cultural region of West Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)

Derived terms

• llevantí

Related terms

• Pròxim Orient

Further reading

• “Llevant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007