Mediterranean
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Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an 
[med-i-tuh-rey-nee-uhn] Pronunciation Key
[med-i-tuh-rey-nee-uhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | Mediterranean Sea. |
| 2. | a person whose physical characteristics are considered typical of the peoples native to or inhabiting the Mediterranean area. |
| 3. | the, Informal. the islands and countries of the Mediterranean Sea collectively. |
| 4. | pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 5. | pertaining to or characteristic of the peoples native to the lands along or near the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 6. | surrounded or nearly surrounded by land. |
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| med·i·ter·ra·ne·an
(měd'ĭ-tə-rā'nē-ən, -rān'yən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Surrounded nearly or completely by dry land. Used of large bodies of water, such as lakes or seas. [Latin mediterrāneus, inland : medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + terra, land; see ters- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an
(měd'ĭ-tə-rā'nē-ən) Pronunciation Key
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. Med'i·ter·ra'ne·an adj. & n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mediterranean
Mediterranean
c.1400, from L.L. Mediterraneum mare "Mediterranean Sea" (7c.), from L. mediterraneus "midland;" original sense being of "sea in the middle of the earth," from medius "middle" + terra "land, earth." The O.E. name was Wendel-sæ, so called for the Vandals, Gmc. tribe that settled on the southwest coast of it after the fall of Rome.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mediterranean | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries" |
noun | |
| 1. | the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mediterranean
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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