The Mediterranean is the sea between southern Europe and North Africa.
2. proper noun
The Mediterranean refers to the southern part of Europe, which is next to the Mediterranean Sea.
...one of the most dynamic and prosperous cities in the Mediterranean.
3. adjective
Something that is Mediterranean is characteristic of or belongs to the people or region around the MediterraneanSea.
...the classic Mediterranean diet.
Mediterranean in British English
(ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən)
noun
1. short for the Mediterranean Sea
2.
a native or inhabitant of a Mediterranean country
adjective
3.
of, relating to, situated or dwelling on or near the Mediterranean Sea
4.
denoting a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by slender build and dark complexion
5. meteorology
(of a climate) characterized by hot summers and relatively warm winters when most of the annual rainfall occurs
6. (often not capital) obsolete
situated in the middle of a landmass; inland
Word origin
C16: from Latin mediterraneus, from medius middle + -terraneus, from terra land, earth
Mediterranean in American English1
(ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən)
adjective
1. [m-]; Archaic
a.
far from the coast; inland
said of land
b.
surrounded, or almost surrounded, by land; landlocked
said of water
2.
of the Mediterranean Sea or nearby regions
3.
designating or of a physical type of the Caucasoid peoples exemplified by the long-headed, short, olive-skinned people living around the Mediterranean Sea
see also Alpine, Nordic
4. US
designating or of a style of furniture made, as through the use of plastic moldings, to simulate the heavy wood, massive lines, and ornate carving of a kind of Renaissance furniture
noun
5.
a Mediterranean person
Word origin
< L mediterraneus < medius, middle (see mid1) + terra, land (see terrain)
Mediterranean in American English2
(ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən)
Mediterranean Sea
Word lists with
Mediterranean
cuisines and cooking styles, Seas
In other languages
Mediterranean
British English: Mediterranean /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən/ NOUN
area Something that is Mediterranean is characteristic of or belongs to the people or region around the Mediterranean Sea.
...the classic Mediterranean diet.
American English: Mediterranean
Arabic: مُتَوَسِطِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: mediterrâneo
Chinese: 地中海的
Croatian: mediteranski
Czech: středozemský
Danish: Middelhavs-
Dutch: mediterraan
European Spanish: mediterráneo
Finnish: Välimeren
French: méditerranéen
German: südländisch
Greek: μεσογειακός
Italian: mediterraneo
Japanese: 地中海の
Korean: 지중해의
Norwegian: middelhavs-
Polish: śródziemnomorski
European Portuguese: mediterrâneo
Romanian: mediteranean
Russian: средиземноморский
Latin American Spanish: mediterráneo
Swedish: medelhavs-
Thai: เกี่ยวกับทะเลเมดิเตอร์เรเนียน
Turkish: Akdeniz
Ukrainian: середземноморський
Vietnamese: thuộc vùng Địa Trung Hải
British English: Mediterranean /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən/ NOUN
sea The Mediterranean is the sea between southern Europe and North Africa.