Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Mideast | Yes | No | No | No |
Levant | Yes | No | No | No |
Mideast (noun) | Levant (noun) |
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the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century | the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel |
a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding |