English Explanatory Dictionary

Aegean Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.

Pronunciation

əjē'ən sī /əˈdʒi.ən ˈsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Aegean Sea.wav

Word forms

Aegean Sea the Aegean Sea Aegaean Sea Ægæan Sea

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin Aegaeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos).

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