English Explanatory Dictionary

Adriatic Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A sea and arm of the Mediterranean Sea, stretching north from the Ionian Sea to Venice, separating the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas.

Pronunciation

/eɪ.dɹiˈæ.tɪk si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adriatic Sea.wav

Word forms

Adriatic Sea the Adriatic Sea

Etymology

Calque of Latin Adriāticum mare, variant of Mare Hadriāticum.

Synonyms

Gulf of Venice
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