Definitions for Mediterranean
ˌmɛd ɪ təˈreɪ ni ənMediter·ranean

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea(adj)

   the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

2. Mediterranean(adj)

   of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea

   "Mediterranean countries"

GCIDE(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mediterranean(a.)

   Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage; a Mediterranean plant.

Origin: [L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.]

Wiktionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mediterranean(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it.

2. Mediterranean(ProperNoun)

   The Mediterranean Sea.

3. Mediterranean(ProperNoun)

   The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

Origin: From Mediterraneanus, from medius, + terra + -anus (adjectival suffix) + -eanus (adjectival suffix)

Webster Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mediterranean(adj)

   inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa

2. Mediterranean(adj)

   inland; remote from the ocean

3. Mediterranean(adj)

   of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage

Origin: [L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mediterranean

   med-i-tėr-rā′ne-an, adj. situated in the middle of earth or land: inland—also Mediterrā′neous.—Mediterranean Sea, so called from being, as it were, in the middle of the land of the Old World. [L., medius, middle, terra, earth.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mediterranean in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mediterranean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Mediterranean in a Sentence

1. Filippo Grandi:

   The worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year has just occurred.

2. Paul Abbas:

   People wouldn't believe that in the Mediterranean there is a lot of surf.

3. Al Bochi:

   Eating fruit that is in season is the dessert of choice in the Mediterranean region.

4. Joan Salge Blake:

   It's not a fault of the recommendations, that's the just the (Mediterranean) pattern.

5. John Beard:

   Even if people take up a Mediterranean diet in older age, it can have health benefits.

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