Definitions for Adriatic
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1. Adriatic, Adriatic Seanoun

   an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

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1. Adriaticadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea

2. Adriaticnoun

   The Adriatic Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean Sea located between Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans.

3. Etymology: From Adriaticum mare, from Ἀδρίας

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1. Adriatic

   The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia. The Adriatic contains more than 1,300 islands, mostly located along the Croatian part of its eastern coast. It is divided into three basins, the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest, with a maximum depth of 1,233 metres (4,045 ft). The Otranto Sill, an underwater ridge, is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait of Otranto, along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western (Italian) coast. Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight, although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally. The Adriatic's salinity is lower than the Mediterranean's because the Adriatic collects a third of the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean, acting as a dilution basin. The surface water temperatures generally range from 30 °C (86 °F) in summer to 12 °C (54 °F) in winter, significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin's climate. The Adriatic Sea sits on the Apulian or Adriatic Microplate, which separated from the African Plate in the Mesozoic era. The plate's movement contributed to the formation of the surrounding mountain chains and Apennine tectonic uplift after its collision with the Eurasian plate. In the Late Oligocene, the Italian Peninsula first formed, separating the Adriatic Basin from the rest of the Mediterranean. All types of sediment are found in the Adriatic, with the bulk of the material transported by the Po and other rivers on the western coast. The western coast is alluvial or terraced, while the eastern coast is highly indented with pronounced karstification. There are dozens of marine protected areas in the Adriatic, designed to protect the sea's karst habitats and biodiversity. The sea is abundant in flora and fauna—more than 7,000 species are identified as native to the Adriatic, many of them endemic, rare and threatened ones. The Adriatic's shores are populated by more than 3.5 million people; the largest cities are Bari, Venice, Trieste and Split. The earliest settlements on the Adriatic shores were Etruscan, Illyrian, and Greek. By the 2nd century BC, the shores were under Rome's control. In the Middle Ages, the Adriatic shores and the sea itself were controlled, to a varying extent, by a series of states—most notably the Byzantine Empire, the Croatian Kingdom, the Republic of Venice, the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the First French Empire gaining coastal control and the British effort to counter the French in the area, ultimately securing most of the eastern Adriatic shore and the Po Valley for Austria. Following Italian unification, the Kingdom of Italy started an eastward expansion that lasted until the 20th century. Following World War I and the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, the entire eastern coast's control passed to Yugoslavia and Albania, except for Trieste and surrounding area which remained under Italian control. The former disintegrated during the 1990s, resulting in four new states on the Adriatic coast. Italy and Yugoslavia agreed on their maritime boundaries by 1975 and this boundary is recognised by Yugoslavia's successor states, but the maritime boundaries between Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro are still disputed. Italy and Albania agreed on their maritime boundary in 1992. Fisheries and tourism are significant sources of income all along the Adriatic coast. Adriatic Croatia's tourism industry has grown faster economically than the rest of the Adriatic Basin's. Maritime transport is also a significant branch of the area's economy—there are 19 seaports in the Adriatic that each handle more than a million tonnes of cargo per year. The largest Adriatic seaport by annual cargo turnover is the Port of Trieste, while the Port of Split is the largest Adriatic seaport by passengers served per year.

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1. adriatic

   The Adriatic is a term that typically refers to the Adriatic Sea, a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. Covering an area of around 138,600 square kilometers, it is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The term can also refer to regions or countries bordering this sea including Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania.

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1. Adriaticadjective

   of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice

2. Etymology: [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adriatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adriatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Adriatic in a Sentence

1. Mirela Holy:

   The Adriatic is a shallow and closed sea, just one disaster here and we could forget the entire economy in the coastal region.

2. Gabriel Schwaderer:

   It is not possible to do both, we have a clear message for the government: reclaim a natural park from the mountains to the Adriatic Sea. This will be unique.

3. Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic:

   We have the right to know what is below the Adriatic and after we find out how many cubic meters of gas we have, we can decide to plug it and not touch the wells any more.

4. Winston Churchill:

   From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

5. Van Hinsbergen:

   Most mountain chains that we investigated originated from a single continent that separated from North Africa more than 200 million years ago, the only remaining part of this continent is a strip that runs from Turin via the Adriatic Sea to the heel of the boot that forms Italy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Adriatic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adriatic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Adriatic