English Dictionary: Mediterranean | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |