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Mediterranean

//ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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.
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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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