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Aegean
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Ae·ge·an  (-jn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the Aegean Sea.
2. Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization that flourished in the area of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete.

Aegean [iːˈdʒiːən]
adj
1. (Placename) of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands
2. (Placename) of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Aegean - an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and TurkeyAegean - an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
Aegean island - an island in the Aegean Sea
Lemnos, Limnos - a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
Adj.1.Aegean - of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilizationAegean - of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
2.Aegean - of or relating to or bordering the Aegean SeaAegean - of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"
Translations
Aegean [iːˈdʒiːən] N the Aegean (Sea)el(Mar)Egeo
Aegean [iːˈdʒiːən] Aegean Sea n
the Aegean, the Aegean Sea → la mer Égée
Aegean Islands npl
the Aegean Islands → les îles fpl de la mer Égée
Aegean
adjägäisch; islandsin der Ägäis; the Aegean (Sea)die Ägäis, das Ägäische Meer
Aegean [iːˈdʒiːən] n the Aegean (Sea)il mar m Egeo, l'Egeo


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The tombs of ancient kings and queens of the Sumerians, Egyptians, Aegeans, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans were over-flowing with all types of jewels.
A thousand years later glass was used for vessels and was more popular with the Egyptians and Aegeans.
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