Mare Nostrum
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ma·re nos·trum 
[mah-re nohs-troom; Eng. mair-ee nos-truhm, mahr-ey] Pronunciation Key
[mah-re nohs-troom; Eng. mair-ee nos-truhm, mahr-ey] Pronunciation Key Latin.
| our sea, esp. the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans. |
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| ma·re nos·trum
(mä'rā nō'strəm) Pronunciation Key
n. A navigable body of water, such as a sea, that is under the jurisdiction of one nation or that is shared by two or more nations. [Latin, the Mediterranean : mare, sea + nostrum, our.] |
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| mare nostrum | |
noun | |
| (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans |
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