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Franco-Levantine
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Etymology
From en Franco Levantine.
Noun
Franco-Levantine
A Catholic or Latinophone resident of the Levant, or one who culturally belongs to this community.
en 1995 Cyprus Paschalis Kitromilides; Marios L. Evriviades 4 1851092137 This is an outstanding publication of photographs by J. P. Foscolo (1852-1927), a Franco-Levantine born on the Greek island of Zakynthos.
en 2012 Maktoub Nestor Pierrakos 20 1469182203 Half an hour later, the door of the inner sanctum opened and a portly and important-looking Franco-Levantine walked out and Peter was ushered into Mr. Mabardi's office.
en 2015 Music in Cyprus Professor Jim Samson; Dr Nicoletta Demetriou 7 140946573X But Franks (or Franco-Levantines) and Greeks constituted the two major ethno-religious groups, Latin and Orthodox respectively.
Adjective
Franco-Levantine
Characteristic of the culture of Franco-Levantines.
en 1917 The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Bart., M.P. Stephen Lucius Gwynn; Gertrude M. Tuckwell 480 Is she not herself in Egypt also taken in the toils of Franco-Levantine influences, as dominant at Cairo as they are at Constantinople ?
en 2001 Egypt Dorling Kindersley 283 0751327530 This renowned Franco-Levantine restaurant and bar provides a welcome escape from the bustle of the city centre.
en 2001 Le Caire-Alexandrie architectures européennes, 1850-1950 Mercedes Volait 107 2724702905 In the case of Maadi the tone would be unmistakably English and in the case of Heliopolis, Franco-Levantine.
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