levant

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
2. 2
   An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea.
3. 3
   A type of leather.

Verb

1. 1
   To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.

Adjective

1. 1
   Rising, of an animal.
2. 2
   Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle.
3. 3
   Eastern.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).