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English Dictionary: Mediterranean by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mediterranean
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries"
n
  1. the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
    Synonym(s): Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius
      middle + terra land. See {Mid}, and {Terrace}.]
      1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the
            Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
  
      2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.]
  
                     Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime.
                                                                              --Holland.
  
      3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as,
            Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
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