What does "franco-levantine" mean?

A Catholic or Latinophone resident of the Levant, or one who culturally belongs to this community.

What is a synonym for "franco-levantine"?

Common synonyms include: levantine.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
A Catholic or Latinophone resident of the Levant, or one who culturally belongs to this community.
"This is an outstanding publication of photographs by J. P. Foscolo (1852-1927), a Franco-Levantine born on the Greek island of Zakynthos."

Adjective

1
Characteristic of the culture of Franco-Levantines.
"Is she not herself in Egypt also taken in the toils of Franco-Levantine influences, as dominant at Cairo as they are at Constantinople ?"

"This is an outstanding publication of photographs by J. P. Foscolo (1852-1927), a Franco-Levantine born on the Greek island of Zakynthos."

From Franco- + Levantine.

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