Meanings
adjectiveMediterranean (comparative more Mediterranean, superlative most Mediterranean)
comparative more Mediterranean · superlative most Mediterranean
- Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
proper nounthe Mediterranean
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of the Mediterranean Sea: a sea between Europe and Africa, an inland branch of the Atlantic.
- A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
vacationing in the Mediterranean
nounMediterranean (countable and uncountable, plural Mediterraneans)
plural Mediterraneans
- abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Mediterranid.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Italic*meðios
- Latinmedius
- Proto-Indo-European*ters-
- Proto-Indo-European*ters-eh₂
- Proto-Italic*tersā
- Latinterra
- Latinmediterrāneus
- EnglishMediterranean
From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)) + -an.
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Catalan mediterrani, conca del Mediterrani
- mediterraniof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- conca del Mediterraniregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Czech středozemní, středomořský
- středozemníof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- středomořskýof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Středomoříregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Dutch mediterraan, Middellandse Zee
- mediterraanof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Middellandse Zeeregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Esperanto mediteranea
- mediteraneaof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Finnish välimerellinen, Välimeren
- välimerellinenof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Välimerenof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Välimeren alueregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
French méditerranéen, Bassin méditerranéen
- méditerranéenof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Bassin méditerranéenregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
- Monde méditerranéenregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
German mediterran
- mediterranof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Greek μεσογειακός, Μεσόγειος
- μεσογειακός (mesogeiakós)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Μεσόγειος (Mesógeios)region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Hebrew ים תיכוני
- ים תיכוני (yám-tikhoní)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Hindi भूमध्य
- भूमध्य (bhūmadhya)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Hungarian mediterrán
- mediterránof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Indonesian Mediterania
- Mediteraniaregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Irish Meánmhara, Meánmhuirí
- Meánmharaof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Meánmhuiríof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Italian mediterraneo
- mediterraneoof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Latin mediterraneus
- mediterraneusof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Malay mediteranean
- mediteraneanof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Persian مدیترانهای
- مدیترانهای (meditarâne-'i)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Polish śródziemnomorski, Śródziemnomorze
- śródziemnomorskiof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Śródziemnomorzeregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Portuguese mediterrânico, mediterrâneo
- mediterrânicoof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- mediterrâneoof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- região do Mediterrâneoregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterrâneoregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Romanian mediteranean, mediteran
- mediteraneanof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- mediteranof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Russian средиземноморский, средиземный
- средиземноморский (sredizemnomorskij)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- средиземный (sredizemnyj)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Средиземномо́рье (Sredizemnomórʹje)region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Spanish mediterráneo
- mediterráneoof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Swedish medelhavs-, mediterran
- medelhavs-of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- mediterranof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Thai เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน
- เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน (mee-dì-dtəə-ree-niian)region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Ukrainian середземномо́рський, Середземномо́р'я
- середземномо́рський (seredzemnomórsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
- Середземномо́р'я (Seredzemnomórʺja)region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Vietnamese Địa Trung Hải
- Địa Trung Hảiof or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
Welsh Canoldir
- Canoldirregion surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Yiddish מיטלענדיש
- מיטלענדיש (mitlendish)of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
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