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Definition of Mediterranean sea
1. Noun. The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia.
Terms within: Cyprus, Crete, Kriti, Aegadean Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegates, Egadi Islands, Isole Egadi, Sardegna, Sardinia, Sicilia, Sicily, Corse, Corsica, Malta, Abukir, Abukir Bay, Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, Aegean, Aegean Sea, Gulf Of Antalya, Gulf Of Sidra, Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Perejil, Tyrrhenian Sea
Specialized synonyms: Mare Nostrum
Generic synonyms: Sea
Derivative terms: Mediterranean
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
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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