Mediterraneannoun
uk/ˌmed.ɪ.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/us/ˌmed.ə.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/the Mediterranean
also the Mediterranean Sea, informal the Med the sea surrounded by southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia
the countries next to the Mediterranean Sea
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Seas & oceans
- Aegean
- briny
- deep
- deep-sea
- English Channel
- guyot
- la Niña
- marine
- med
- mid-ocean ridge
- ocean
- oceanic
- oceanography
- salt water
- territorial sea
- the doldrums
- the high seas
- the Irish Sea
- the Southern Ocean
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Mediterraneanadjective
uk/ˌmed.ɪ.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/us/ˌmed.ə.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/relating to the Mediterranean Sea or the countries around it:
a Mediterranean climate
The Mediterranean diet is famously healthy, including, as it does, olive oil and fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Seas & oceans
- Aegean
- briny
- deep
- deep-sea
- English Channel
- guyot
- la Niña
- marine
- med
- mid-ocean ridge
- ocean
- oceanic
- oceanography
- salt water
- territorial sea
- the doldrums
- the high seas
- the Irish Sea
- the Southern Ocean
- undersea
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