Mediterranean

  • 11Mediterranean — med·i·ter·ra·ne·an || ‚medɪtÉ™ reɪnɪən n. Mediterranean sea; person from a country bordering on the Mediterranean sea adj. of Mediterranean sea; characteristic of the Mediterranean area or peoples …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12Mediterranean — n. & adj. n. 1 a large landlocked sea bordered by S. Europe, SW Asia, and N. Africa. 2 a native of a country bordering on the Mediterranean. adj. 1 of or characteristic of the Mediterranean or its surrounding region (Mediterranean climate;… …

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  • 13Mediterranean — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it. See Also: medium, middle, Middle earth, Middle Earth, terra, Terran, terrestrial 2. noun …

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  • 14Mediterranean — 1 noun the Mediterranean the sea that is surrounded by the countries of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East 2 adjective from or connected with the Mediterranean Sea, or typical of the area of Southern Europe around it: the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15Mediterranean — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea b. of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples, lands, or cultures bordering the Mediterranean Sea 2. not capitalized [Latin mediterraneus, from… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16Mediterranean — [ˌmɛdɪtə reɪnɪən] adjective of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea, the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants. noun a native of a Mediterranean country. Origin C16: from L. mediterraneus inland (from medius middle + terra land ) +… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17Mediterranean — I [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] adj relating to the countries that surround the Mediterranean, or to the culture of the people in those countries II [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 1) the sea that has Europe to the north and North Africa to the south 2) the countries that …

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  • 18Mediterranean — /mɛdətəˈreɪniən/ (say meduhtuh rayneeuhn) noun 1. the Mediterranean Sea. –adjective 2. relating to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea …

  • 19Mediterranean — adj. Mediterranean is used with these nouns: ↑blood, ↑climate, ↑coast, ↑coastline, ↑cooking, ↑cruise, ↑diet, ↑region, ↑villa …

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  • 20Mediterranean — The only sea the Hebrews knew (Num. 13:29) and feared (Ps. 104:25; Rev. 21:1); they were content to leave maritime trade in the hands of Phoenicians (1 Kgs. 9:27). In NT times the Romans controlled the sea and the port of Caesarea was used by… …

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