Levantine may refer to: * Anything pertaining to the

Levant The Levant ( ) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East, ''Middle East''. In its narrowest sense, which is in use toda ...

, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant **

Syria (region) Syria, ( or ''Shaam'') also known as Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine, is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. The region boundaries have changed throughout history. Howe ...

, corresponding to the modern countries of the Levant *

Levantine Sea The Levantine Sea () is the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea. Geography The Levantine Sea is bordered by Turkey in the north and north-east corner, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine in the east, Egypt in the south, and the Aegean ...

, 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 of the Catholic Church has several dispersed populations of members in the Middle East, notably in Turkey, Cyprus and the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan). Latin Catholics employ the Latin liturgical rites, in contras ...

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Levantine Arabic Levantine Arabic, also called Shami (Endonym and exonym, autonym: or ), is an Varieties of Arabic, Arabic variety spoken in the Levant, namely in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel and southern Turkey (historically only in Adana Prov ...

, a variety of Arabic *

Levantine cuisine Levantine cuisine is the traditional cuisine of the Levant, in the sense of the rough area of former Ottoman Syria. The cuisine has similarities with Egyptian cuisine, North African cuisine and Ottoman cuisine. It is particularly known for its ...

, 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 *

Batavia (cloth) Batavia, also known as Batavia silk and 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 k ...

, also called "Levantine", a type of cloth originally produced in the Levant. *

Turkish Levantine Levantines in Turkey or Turkish Levantines, are the descendants of Europeans who settled in the coastal cities of the Ottoman Empire to trade, especially after the Tanzimat era. Their estimated population today is around 1,000.

, descendants of Europeans who settled in parts of the Ottoman Empire.

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