Aegean

A1E1G2E1A1N1
US/iˈd͡ʒi.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

adjectiveAegean (not comparable)

alternative archaic Aegæan · alternative archaic Ægaean · alternative archaic Ægæan · alternative archaic Ægean · alternative Aegaean · alternative Egean

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.
nounAegean (plural Aegeans)

plural Aegeans · alternative archaic Aegæan · alternative archaic Ægaean · alternative archaic Ægæan · alternative archaic Ægean · alternative Aegaean · alternative Egean

  1. A shorthaired domestic cat originating from the Cyclades; an Aegean cat.
proper nounthe Aegean

alternative archaic Aegæan · alternative archaic Ægaean · alternative archaic Ægæan · alternative archaic Ægean · alternative Aegaean · alternative Egean

  1. A sea between Greece and Anatolia north of Crete; a lobe of the Mediterranean; in full, Aegean Sea.

    Clytaemestra’s purpose to kill her husband had been locked in her heart long before the tidings had been flashed across the Aegean that his coming was at hand.

    1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VI. Orestea. I: Agamemnon”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 166
  2. geographyAn age from 245 ± 1.5 to 244 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΑἰγαῖος“Aegean”
  2. Latinaegaeus
  3. EnglishAegean

Derived from Latin aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”)) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

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Translations

Bulgarian егейски
  • егейски (egejski)of or relating to the Aegean Sea
Catalan egeu
  • egeuof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Czech egejský, egejský
  • egejskýof or relating to the Aegean Sea
  • egejskýof or relating to Bronze Age civilization
Dutch egeïsch
  • egeïschof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Estonian egeuse
  • egeuseof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Finnish aigeialainen
  • aigeialainenof or relating to Bronze Age civilization
French égéen
  • égéenof or relating to the Aegean Sea
German ägäisch
  • ägäischof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Greek αιγαιοπελαγίτικος
  • αιγαιοπελαγίτικος (aigaiopelagítikos)of or relating to the Aegean Sea
Hindi ईजियन
  • ईजियन (ījiyan)of or relating to the Aegean Sea
Irish Aeigéach, na Mara Aeigéiche
  • Aeigéachof or relating to the Aegean Sea
  • na Mara Aeigéicheof or relating to the Aegean Sea
  • Aeigéachof or relating to Bronze Age civilization
Polish egejski, egejski
  • egejskiof or relating to the Aegean Sea
  • egejskiof or relating to Bronze Age civilization
Portuguese egeu
  • egeuof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Russian эгейский
  • эгейский (egejskij)of or relating to the Aegean Sea
Spanish egeo
  • egeoof or relating to the Aegean Sea
Turkish Ege, Egeli
  • Egeof or relating to the Aegean Sea
  • Egeliof or relating to the Aegean Sea

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Aegean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean

MLA

“Aegean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aegean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean.

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