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1. (n.) Mediterranean
a person whose physical characteristics are considered typical of the peoples native to the Mediterranean area.
2. Mediterranean
the, the islands and countries of the Mediterranean Sea collectively.
3. (adj.) Mediterranean
pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea.
4. Mediterranean
of or pertaining to the peoples native to the lands along or near the Mediterranean Sea.
5. Mediterranean
(l.c.) surrounded or nearly surrounded by land.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L mediterrāne(us) midland, inland + -an1)
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| Definition of 'mediterranean' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
2. (adj) Mediterranean
of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea
"Mediterranean countries"
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1. (noun) Mediterranean
the Mediterranean
the area of ocean between Europe and Africa and the countries along its coasts
a vacation in the Mediterranean
2. (adjective) Mediterranean
relating to the countries, people, and cultures of the Mediterranean
a Mediterranean climate
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mediterranean
inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa
2. (adj) mediterranean
inland; remote from the ocean
3. (adj) mediterranean
of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage
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