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Levantinism

Levantinism noun: a model of social coexistence proposed by Jacqueline Kahanoff based on her childhood experiences in Egyptian cosmopolitan society in the interwar period.

Noun

Levantinism (uncountable)

  1. A model of social coexistence proposed by Jacqueline Kahanoff based on her childhood experiences in Egyptian cosmopolitan society in the interwar period.

Origin of Levantinism

Levantine + -ism

Questions about Levantinism

What does Levantinism mean?
Levantinism means a model of social coexistence proposed by Jacqueline Kahanoff based on her childhood experiences in Egyptian cosmopolitan society in the interwar period.
What part of speech is Levantinism?
Levantinism is a noun.

Words near Levantinism in the dictionary

  1. Levantine
  2. Levantine Arabic
  3. Levantine Sea
  4. Levantines
  5. levanting
  6. Levantinism
  7. Levanto
  8. levants
  9. Levari
  10. levari facias
  11. Levario

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