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Definition of Adriatic Sea
1. Noun. An arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west.
Terms within: Gulf Of Venice
Group relationships: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
Generic synonyms: Sea
Definition of Adriatic Sea
1. Proper noun. The sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice. It is located between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adriatic Sea
Literary usage of Adriatic Sea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New System: Or, An Analysis of Antient Mythology by Jacob Bryant (1807)
"... where " the mouth or streight of the Ionian gulf and " Adriatic sea commences.
These two seas have ' • one common inlet: but the Ionian differs from ..."
2. The Face of the Earth: (Das Antlitz Der Erde) by Eduard Suess (1904)
"Recent extension of the Adriatic Sea. Summary. A uniform and constant curve marks,
as we have seen, the northern border of the Alps; it may easily be ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Karstens (1894) breaks it up into parts as follows:— Western Mediterranean
Sicilian-Ionian basin Greece and Levant basin Adriatic Sea Total ..."