MEDITERRANEAN


Meaning of MEDITERRANEAN in English

/ ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən; NAmE / adjective

[ only before noun ] connected with the Mediterranean Sea or the countries and regions that surround it; typical of this area :

a Mediterranean country

a Mediterranean climate

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin mediterraneus inland (from medius middle + terra land) + -an .

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