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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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