'Mediterranean' definitions:
Definition of 'Mediterranean'
From: WordNet
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, Mediterranean Sea]
Definition of 'Mediterranean'
From: GCIDE
- Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- 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]