Levant
/lɪˈvænt/- archaic the eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and neighbouring countries〈古〉黎凡特（包括地中海东部岛屿及邻近诸国）。
词源
late 15th cent.: from French， literally 'rising'， present participle of lever 'to lift' used as a noun in the sense 'point of sunrise， east'.