2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Mediterranean adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries" noun: the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia [syn: {Mediterranean Sea}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Mediterranean \Med'i*ter*ra"ne*an\, adjective [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, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage; a Mediterranean plant. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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