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Mediterranean
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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.

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

Mediterranean
Adjective
of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between S Europe, N Africa, and SW Asia, or the surrounding region [Latin medius middle + terra land]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MediterraneanMediterranean - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
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] adjmediterráneo;
the Mediterranean (Sea) → el (Mar m) Mediterráneo
Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adjméditerranéen(ne);
the Mediterranean (Sea) → la (mer) Méditerranée
Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adj (country, climate etc) → Mittelmeer-;
the Mediterranean (Sea) → das Mittelmeer
Mediterranean [mɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən] adjmediterraneo/a;
the Mediterranean (Sea) → il (mare) Mediterraneo


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