Llevant

== Catalan == === Etymology === From llevant (“east”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ʎəˈβan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ʎəˈvant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ʎeˈvant] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ʎeˈβan] === Proper noun === Llevant m 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