Mediterranean

adjectiveproper nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən//
United Kingdom//ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹɛjnɪjən//
United States//ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən//
United States/[mɛɾɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən]/

Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin mediterrāneus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mediterranean From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”) [from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)] + -an.

proper noun

1
A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
vacationing in the Mediterranean
2
Variant of the Mediterranean SeaEllipsis of the Mediterranean Sea: a sea between Europe and Africa, an inland branch of the Atlantic.

noun

1
Synonym of Mediterranid.
2
Variant of Mediterranean foodEllipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

Forms

plural: Mediterraneans
comparative: more Mediterranean
superlative: most Mediterranean

mediocre · Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.meditate · To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to…meditation · A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.

Mediterranean · Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

medium · The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid,…medusa · A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual…Medusa · The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters,…

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