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mediterranean |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See {Mid}, and {Terrace}.] 1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. 2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.] Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime. --Holland. 3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as Mediterranean trade a Mediterranean voyage. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Mediterranean adj : of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries" [syn: {Mediterranean}] n : the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia [syn: {Mediterranean}, {Mediterranean Sea}]
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