mare nostrum

[ mah-re nohs-troom; English mair-ee nos-truhm, mahr-ey ]

nounLatin.
  1. our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.

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mare nostrum

/ Latin (ˈmɑːreɪ ˈnɒstrʊm) /


noun
  1. the Latin name for the Mediterranean

Origin of mare nostrum

1
literally: our sea

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