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Levantine may refer to:

  • Anything pertaining to the Levant, the region centered around modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including any person from the Levant
  • Levantine Sea, the easternmost part of the Mediterranean
  • Levantines (also Latin-Levantines, Franco-Levantines, Italian Levantines), Members of the Latin Church in the Middle East:
  • Levantine Arabic, a variety of Arabic
  • Levantine cuisine, the cuisine of the Levant
  • Levantine Cultural Center, subsequently The Markaz, a cultural center in Los Angeles, California
  • Batavia (cloth), also called "Levantine", a type of cloth originally produced in the Levant.