Aegean

Ae·ge·an

A0108500 (ĭ-jē′ən)adj.1. Of or relating to the Aegean Sea.2. Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization that flourished in the area of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete.

Aegean

(iːˈdʒiːən) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands2. (Placename) of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands

Ae•ge•an

(ɪˈdʒi ən)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Aegean Sea or Islands. 2. of or pertaining to the prehistoric civilization of the regions of the Aegean Sea, as at Crete and Argolis. n. 3. Aegean Sea. [< Latin Aegae(us) (< Greek Aigaîos) + -an¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Aegean - an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and PersiaAegean SeaAegean island - an island in the Aegean SeaLemnos, Limnos - a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal propertiesMediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
Adj.	1.	Aegean - of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
	2.	Aegean - of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"

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