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Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an

(mĕd′ĭ-tə-rā′nē-ən)

The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Several important ancient civilizations flourished in the region, which was dominated for centuries by Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman empires.

Med′i·ter·ra′ne·an adj. & n.

med·i·ter·ra·ne·an

(mĕd′ĭ-tə-rā′nē-ən, -rān′yən)

adj.

1. Surrounded nearly or completely by dry land. Used of large bodies of water, such as lakes or seas.

2. Meteorology Of or relating to climates characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

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

Mediterranean

(ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən)

1. (Placename) short for the Mediterranean Sea

2. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of a Mediterranean country

adj

3. (Placename) of, relating to, situated or dwelling on or near the Mediterranean Sea

4. (Peoples) denoting a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by slender build and dark complexion

5. (Physical Geography) meteorol (of a climate) characterized by hot summers and relatively warm winters when most of the annual rainfall occurs

6. (Physical Geography) (often not capital) obsolete situated in the middle of a landmass; inland

[C16: from Latin mediterrāneus, from medius middle + -terrāneus, from terra land, earth]

Med•i•ter•ra•ne•an

(ˌmɛd ɪ təˈreɪ ni ən)

n.

1. Mediterranean Sea.

2. a person whose physical characteristics are considered typical of the peoples native to the Mediterranean area.

3. the, the islands and countries of the Mediterranean Sea collectively.

adj.

4. pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea.

5. of or pertaining to the peoples native to the lands along or near the Mediterranean Sea.

6. (l.c.) surrounded or nearly surrounded by land.

[1585–95; < Latin mediterrāne(us) midland, inland + -an¹]

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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

الْبَحْرُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْـمُتَوَسِط مُتَوَسِطِيّ

Středozemní mořestředozemský

MiddelhavetMiddelhavs-

Mittelmeer südländisch

μεσογειακός Μεσόγειος

Mediterráneo

VälimerenVälimeri

méditerranéen Méditerranéeméditerranéenne

Mediteranmediteranski

mediterraneo mediterranea

地中海地中海の

지중해지중해의

Middellandse Zee mediterraan

Middelhavet middelhavs-

Morze Śródziemne śródziemnomorski

mediterrâneo

Средиземное море средиземноморский

Sredozemljesredozemski

Medelhavetmedelhavs-

เกี่ยวกับทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียนทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน

Akdeniz

Địa Trung Hảithuộc vùng Địa Trung Hải

地中海地中海的

Mediterranean

[ˌmedɪtəˈreɪnɪən]

A. ADJ → mediterráneo
the Mediterranean Sea → el Mar Mediterráneo

B. N the Mediterranean (= region, sea) → el Mediterráneo

Mediterranean

[ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən]

adj → méditerranéen(ne)

n
the Mediterranean → la Méditerranée

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

→ الْبَحْرُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْـمُتَوَسِط, مُتَوَسِطِيّ Středozemní moře, středozemský Middelhavet, Middelhavs- Mittelmeer, südländisch μεσογειακός, Μεσόγειος mediterráneo Välimeren, Välimeri Méditerranée, méditerranéen Mediteran, mediteranski mediterraneo 地中海, 地中海の 지중해, 지중해의 mediterraan, Middellandse Zee Middelhavet, middelhavs- Morze Śródziemne, śródziemnomorski mediterrâneo Средиземное море, средиземноморский Medelhavet, medelhavs- เกี่ยวกับทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน, ทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน Akdeniz Địa Trung Hải, thuộc vùng Địa Trung Hải 地中海, 地中海的

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