Levantine
English translation: Levantine
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| na | levantino/a, El Levante |
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| na | The Spanish Levant, from the Spanish Levant |
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| na | levantine |
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levantino/a, El Levante Explanation: Depende de tus lectores y de tu mercado, pero ambas expresiones se utilizan en España para referirse a la región mediterránea. Suerte |
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The Spanish Levant, from the Spanish Levant Explanation: You're dead on, Levantines are Lebanese! But the term itself comes from "levante" (east) as opposed to "poniente" (where the sun sets). So you'll have to specify which east. |
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levantine Explanation: Simon & Schuster's gives: "Levantine"--inhabitant of the Levant; inhabitant of the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Regards:-) tb Above |
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