levant

Meaning

Concepts

East

rising

orient

east

Orient

Levant

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lə.vɑ̃/
Etymology

Participle adjective of lever (“to raise”). Corresponds to Latin levantem (“raising”), in reference to the rising of the sun; compare Italian levante.

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Le   même   jour , l'empereur  du   Japon
Japon
  le   décora   de  l'Ordre  du   Soleil levant .

That same day he was awarded the Fourth Rank Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan.

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