adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of Mediterranid. countable
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of the Mediterranean Sea: a sea between Europe and Africa, an inland branch of the Atlantic. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. 2
   A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and Western Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

Synonyms

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Example

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"People call the sea the Mediterranean."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediterrāneus, inland, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix).

Related phrases

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