English Explanatory Dictionary

Mediterranean Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The sea between Europe and Africa.
noun
  1. A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛ.dɪ.təˈɹeɪ.nɪ.ən ˈsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mediterranean sea.wav /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.ni.ən ˈsi/ /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.njən ˈsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Mediterranean Sea.wav

Word forms

Mediterranean Sea the Mediterranean Sea mediterranean seas

Etymology

Calque of Late Latin Mare Mediterraneum.

Synonyms

Middle Ocean Terrene Sea Great Sea Hinder Sea Sea of the Philistines The Sea Wendel Sea Western Sea

Related words

Mediterrane Mediterranean Mediterrany

Derived words

American Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea
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