Definition of Mediterranean Sea

1. Noun. The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia.


Definition of Mediterranean Sea

1. Proper noun. The sea between Europe and Africa. ¹

2. Noun. In oceanography, 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mediterranean Sea

Medieval Latin
Medigap
Medina
Medinan
Medinans
Medinilla
Medinilla magnifica
Medise
Medised
Medises
Medising
Mediterrane
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Irish
Mediterranean Irishman
Mediterranean Sea (current term)
Mediterranean anemia
Mediterranean cypress
Mediterranean diet
Mediterranean exanthematous fever
Mediterranean fever
Mediterranean flour moth
Mediterranean flour moths
Mediterranean fruit fly
Mediterranean hackberry
Mediterranean lymphoma
Mediterranean snapdragon
Mediterranean theileriosis
Mediterranean water shrew
Mediterraneanise

Literary usage of Mediterranean Sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1871)
"28 BED OF THE ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS, [Nov., 1870, On the Geography of tlie Bed of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea. ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1829)
"... Mediterranean. Sea of Bhering. 8. Columbian Mediterranean. The Gulph of Mexico. 9. Hudsonian Mediterranean. Hudson's Bay. III. CASPIANS. 1. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1836)
"ON THE FIRST SIGHT OP THE Mediterranean Sea. Oh 1 Mediterranean Sea! oh ! thou Mediterranean Sea! It is well with me, that at last I look on thy loveliness ..."

4. The Achievement of the British Navy in the World-war by John Leyland (1917)
"THE GRASP OF THE Mediterranean Sea- AND LAND-POWER Others may use the ocean as their road, Only the English make it their abode; Our oaks secure, ..."

5. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"countries at or near the Mediterranean Sea, might likewise be encouraged in their natural ... Countries at the Mediterranean Sea. A very odorous shrub, ..."

6. Old South Leaflets by Old South Association (1902)
"To the south-west of Corinth is the country of Achaia, by the Mediterranean Sea. These countries are peopled by Greeks. On the west of Achaia, ..."

7. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2002)
"The countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea have the lure of sunny beaches and a pleasant climate. The lively cities and resorts here are among the most ..."

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