From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mediterranean
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or located near
the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries"
n 1: the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
[syn: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius
middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.]
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1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the
Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
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2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.]
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Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime.
--Holland.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or
on the adjacent lands; as, Mediterranean trade; a
Mediterranean voyage; a Mediterranean plant.
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