About The Word Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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What's The Definition Of Mediterranean?
[n] the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries" Synonyms | Synonyms for Mediterranean: Mediterranean Sea Related Terms | Find terms related to Mediterranean: See Also | Abukir | Abukir Bay | Adriatic | Adriatic Sea | Aegadean Islands | Aegadean Isles | Aegates | Aegean | Aegean Sea | Corse | Corsica | Crete | Cyprus | Egadi Islands | Gulf of Antalya | Gulf of Sidra | Ionian Sea | Isole Egadi | Kriti | Ligurian Sea | Malta | mare nostrum | Sardegna | Sardinia | sea | Sicilia | Sicily Mediterranean In Webster's Dictionary \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius
middle + terra land. See {Mid}, and {Terrace}.]
1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the
Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.]
Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime.
--Holland.
3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as,
Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
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