[med-i-tuh-rey-nee-uh
n] 
| 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. |
| a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 mi. (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 ft. (4400 m). |
| med·i·ter·ra·ne·an (měd'ĭ-tə-rā'nē-ən, -rān'yən) 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.] |
| Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an (měd'ĭ-tə-rā'nē-ən) 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. |