Ægean

UK/iːˈdʒiːən/

A form of Aegean — Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

Meanings

adjectiveÆgean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of Aegean.

    The Ægean Civilization

    1925, Gustave Glotz, Marryat Ross Dobie [tr.], and E. M. Riley [tr.], The Ægean Civilization, main title (K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.)
    1 more example

    Greece and the Ægean Islands

    1907, Philip Sanford Marden, Greece and the Ægean Islands, main title (Houghton, Mifflin, and Company)
proper nounthe Ægean
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Aegean.

    Tales from the Ægean

    1894, Dēmētrios Vikelas and Leonard Eckstein Opdycke [tr.], Tales from the Ægean, main title (McClurg)
Cite this entry
APA

Ægean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86gean

MLA

“Ægean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86gean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ægean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86gean.

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