Adriatic Sea
–noun
| an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. |
Also called Adriatic.
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Adriatic Sea
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An arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It extends from the Gulf of Venice southward to the Strait of Otranto, which links it to the Ionian Sea. |
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| adriatic sea | |
noun | |
| an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west [syn: Adriatic] |
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Adriatic Sea [(ay-dree-at-ik)]
An arm of the Mediterranean Sea bordered by Italy to the west and north, and Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and Albania to the east.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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