Ae·gi·na ( -j  n ) An island off southeast Greece in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea near Athens. It was a prosperous maritime city-state in the fifth century b.c. but declined after its defeat by Athens and the expulsion of its population. The first Greek coins were struck here. |
Aegina [iːˈdʒaɪnə]
n
1. (Placename) an island in the Aegean Sea, in the Saronic Gulf. Area: 85 sq. km (33 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a town on the coast of this island: a city-state of ancient Greece
3. (Placename) Gulf of. another name for the Saronic Gulf Greek name Aiyina
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| Noun | 1. |  Aegina - an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic GulfEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil |
| 2. | Aegina - small medusa jellyfish - any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans |
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