Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an (m d  -t -r  n -n) The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Several important ancient civilizations flourished in the region, which was dominated for millennia by Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece, Sicily, and Rome. Med i·ter·rane·an adj. & n. |
| med·i·ter·ra·ne·an (md-t-rn-n, -rnyn) adj. Surrounded nearly or completely by dry land. Used of large bodies of water, such as lakes or seas. [Latin mediterr neus, inland : medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + terra, land; see ters- in Indo-European roots.] |
Mediterranean [ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən]
n
1. (Placename) short for the Mediterranean Sea
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of a Mediterranean country
adj
1. (Placename) of, relating to, situated or dwelling on or near the Mediterranean Sea
2. (Social Science / Peoples) denoting a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by slender build and dark complexion
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol (of a climate) characterized by hot summers and relatively warm winters when most of the annual rainfall occurs
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often not capital) Obsolete situated in the middle of a landmass; inland
[from Latin mediterrāneus, from medius middle + -terrāneus, from terra land, earth]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Mediterranean - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and AsiaCyprus - an island in the eastern Mediterranean Crete, Kriti - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC Aegadean Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegates, Egadi Islands, Isole Egadi - a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Corse, Corsica - an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France Malta - a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea Abukir, Abukir Bay - a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt Adriatic, Adriatic Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west Aegean, Aegean Sea - 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 Gulf of Antalya - a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey Gulf of Sidra - wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya Ionian Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy Ligurian Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica mare nostrum - (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans Perejil - a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain Tyrrhenian Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily |
| Adj. | 1. | Mediterranean - of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries" |
Translations
Mediterranean
n → Mittelmeer nt; in the Mediterranean (= in sea) → im Mittelmeer; (= in region) → am Mittelmeer, im Mittelmeerraum
adj → Mittelmeer-; scenery, character, person → südländisch; Mediterranean climate/nations → Mittelmeerklima nt → /-länder pl; Mediterranean island → Mittelmeerinsel f; Mediterranean fruit → Südfrüchte pl; Mediterranean types → Südländer pl; Mediterranean cruise → Kreuzfahrt f → im Mittelmeer; Mediterranean holiday (Brit) or vacation (US) → Urlaub m → im Mittelmeerraum
Mediterranean [ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → mediterraneo/a
the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mar) Mediterraneo
Mediterranean [ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → mediterraneo/a
the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mar) Mediterraneo
the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mar) Mediterraneo
Mediterranean [ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → mediterraneo/a
the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mar) Mediterraneo
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