Mediterranean

Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an  (md-t-rn-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.

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Medi·ter·rane·an adj. & n.

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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.

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[Latin mediterrneus, inland : medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + terra, land; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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Mediterranean

Adjective

of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between S Europe, N Africa, and SW Asia, or the surrounding region [Latin medius middle + terra land]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mediterranean - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia Mediterranean Sea Cyprus - 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 Sardegna, Sardinia - an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy Sicilia, Sicily - the largest island 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 [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → mediterráneo;

the Mediterranean (Sea) → el (Mar m) Mediterráneo

Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → méditerranéen(ne);

the Mediterranean (Sea) → la (mer) Méditerranée

Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj (country, climate etc) → Mittelmeer-;

the Mediterranean (Sea) → das Mittelmeer

Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj → mediterraneo/a;

the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mare) Mediterraneo