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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Surrounded nearly or completely by dry land. Used of large bodies of water, such as lakes or seas.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In the midst of an expanse of land; away from the sea; inland.
  • Nearly or quite surrounded by land; existing in the midst of inclosing land; confined or cut off by a bordering of land: used specifically [capitalized] as the name of the sea between Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, or (substantively) the Mediterranean, and rarely otherwise.
  • [capitalized] Pertaining to, situated on or near, or dwelling about the Mediterranean Sea: as, the Mediterranean currents; the Mediterranean countries or races.
  • Same as Iberian, 3.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land.
  • adjective obsolete Inland; remote from the ocean.
  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin mediterrāneus, inland : medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + terra, land; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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  • The sunny climates and natural beauty of these regions - collectively called the mediterranean biome by scientists - have made them popular places to live and visit.

    The Nature Conservancy 2008

  • For example my children - part estonian, part french (royalty, which adds another interesting dimension considering their genetic history - in this case King Francois Premier, friend of Leonardo de Vinci), part german, part native canadian ... and some kind of mediterranean (not sure, but genetic traits point to this).

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  • For example my children - part estonian, part french (royalty, which adds another interesting dimension considering their genetic history - in this case King Francois Premier, friend of Leonardo de Vinci), part german, part native canadian ... and some kind of mediterranean (not sure, but genetic traits point to this).

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  • Main square in Pécs to get "mediterranean" makeover

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  • "mediterranean" style by 2010, the year when Pécs is set to be Cultural Capital of Europe, reports napi. hu.

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  • :) I realised I use the word 'middle eastern' while Zsolt says it is 'mediterranean':)

    Budapest daily photo Zannnie 2009

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. inland

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. sea

hyponyms (1)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. mare nostrum

same context (7)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. circumfluous
  2. estranging
  3. night-dark
  4. shipless
  5. tideless
  6. uncommanded
  7. wine-dark

cross-references (5)

Cross-references

  1. mediterranean class
  2. mediterranean fan-palm
  3. mediterranean passports
  4. mediterranean province
  5. mediterranean subregion

rhymes (13)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Albanian
  2. Iranian
  3. Jordanian
  4. Lithuanian
  5. Panamanian
  6. Pennsylvanian
  7. Pomeranian
  8. Romanian
  9. Rumanian
  10. Tanzanian
  11. Tasmanian
  12. Ukrainian
  13. subterranean

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  • oroboros commented on the word mediterranean

    Sure, I can spell it: Mediterraneaneam...wait! Mediterraneanean. Yep!

    October 5, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the word mediterranean

    See? That wasn't so hard. ;-)

    October 5, 2007

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