Meanings
proper nounthe Aegean Sea
alternative Aegaean Sea · alternative archaic Ægæan Sea
- A sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.
Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour.
2022 June 16, Issy Ronald, “Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Motion”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022
Origin
- Ancient GreekΑἰγαῖον πέλαγος
- EnglishAegean Sea
Partial calque of Latin Aegaeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos).
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Afrikaans Egeïese See
- Egeïese Seesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος
- Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Arabic بَحْر إِيجَة
- بَحْر إِيجَة (baḥr ʔīja)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Basque Egeo
- Egeosea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Bengali এজিয়ান সাগর
- এজিয়ান সাগর (ejiẏan śagor)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Bulgarian Еге́йско мо́ре, Бяло море
- Еге́йско мо́ре (Egéjsko móre)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Бяло мореsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Catalan Mar Egea
- Mar Egeasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Chinese Mandarin 愛琴海 /爱琴海
- 愛琴海 /爱琴海 (Àiqín Hǎi)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Czech Egejské moře
- Egejské mořesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Danish Ægæerhavet, Ægæiske Hav
- Ægæerhavetsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Ægæiske Havsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Dutch Egeïsche Zee
- Egeïsche Zeesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Esperanto Egea maro
- Egea marosea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Estonian Egeuse meri
- Egeuse merisea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Finnish Aigeianmeri, Egeanmeri
- Aigeianmerisea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Egeanmerisea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
French mer Égée
- mer Égéesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
German Ägäis, Ägäisches Meer
- Ägäissea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Ägäisches Meersea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Greek Αιγαίο πέλαγος
- Αιγαίο πέλαγος (Aigaío pélagos)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Hebrew הים האגאי
- הים האגאי (ha-yam ha-egéi)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Hindi ईजियन सागर
- ईजियन सागर (ījiyan sāgar)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Hungarian Égei-tenger
- Égei-tengersea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Icelandic Eyjahaf
- Eyjahafsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Indonesian Laut Aegea
- Laut Aegeasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Irish an Mhuir Aeigéach
- an Mhuir Aeigéachsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Italian mar Egeo
- mar Egeosea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Japanese エーゲ海
- エーゲ海 (Ēge-kai)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Korean 에게 해
- 에게 해 (Ege hae)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Latin Mare Aegaeum
- Mare Aegaeumsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Latvian Egejas jūra
- Egejas jūrasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Lithuanian Egėjo jūra, Egė́jas
- Egėjo jūrasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Egė́jassea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Malay Laut Aegea
- Laut Aegeasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Norwegian Bokmål Egeerhavet
- Egeerhavetsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Persian دریای اژه
- دریای اژه (daryâ-ye eže)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Polish Morze Egejskie
- Morze Egejskiesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Portuguese Mar Egeu
- Mar Egeusea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Punjabi ਈਜੀਅਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
- ਈਜੀਅਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (ījīana samundar)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Romanian Marea Egee
- Marea Egeesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Russian Эге́йское мо́ре
- Эге́йское мо́ре (Egéjskoje móre)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Scottish Gaelic Am Muir Àigeanach
- Am Muir Àigeanachsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Slovak Egejské more
- Egejské moresea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Spanish mar Egeo
- mar Egeosea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Swedish Egeiska havet
- Egeiska havetsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Tamil ஏஜியன் கடல்
- ஏஜியன் கடல் (ējiyaṉ kaṭal)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Thai ทะเลอีเจียน
- ทะเลอีเจียน (tá-lee ii-jiian)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Turkish Ege Denizi, Adalar Denizi
- Ege Denizisea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Adalar Denizisea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
- Egesea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Ukrainian Еге́йське мо́ре
- Еге́йське мо́ре (Ehéjsʹke móre)sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Vietnamese biển Aegea
- biển Aegeasea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Welsh Môr Aegeaidd
- Môr Aegeaiddsea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
Cite this entry
APA
Aegean Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean%20Sea
MLA
“Aegean Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean%20Sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aegean Sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aegean%20Sea.
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