Aegean

[ ih-jee-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to the Aegean Sea or Aegean Islands.
pertaining to or denoting the prehistoric civilization that preceded the historic Hellenic period and flourished on the various islands and nearby regions of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete and Argolis.

Aegean

/ iːˈdʒiːən /

of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands
of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands

Origin of Aegean¹

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin Aegae(us) or directly from Greek Aigaîos + -an

Most of them live in or around Istanbul or on the Aegean coast in the western part of the country.

In 410 B.C., some seven decades after their defeat at Salamis, the Persians jumped back into the “great game” of Aegean rivalry.

In a secret conclave he called for naval sorties that would set fire to the dockyards of other port cities around the Aegean.

No more searchlights by night; no more big explosives flying from the Aegean into the Dardanelles!

The very scene of life was altered: the new singers and listeners dwelt on the Eastern side of the Aegean.

He fastened them on with wax, and Icarus flying too near the sun, his wings melted and he fell into the Aegean.

But this catastrophe did not bring the Aegean civilisation to an end.

They contained many stirrup-vases and other objects of Aegean origin.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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