mediterranean

/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/

name 2noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

best, live, south

The best mediterranean restaurants in our city are clustered near the waterfront.

VERB + MEDITERRANEAN

called, encountered, entering, like, overlooking, sailed, sank, surrounded

We sailed the Mediterranean for two weeks last summer and visited three different countries.

MEDITERRANEAN + NOUN

diet, forest, olden, partner, schooner, sea, trace

The Mediterranean diet is known for its health benefits and use of olive oil.

PREP.

around, in, in, without

We spent two wonderful weeks traveling around the Mediterranean last summer.

Definitions

adj

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

name

Ellipsis 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 Western Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

noun

Synonym of Mediterranid.

Ellipsis of Mediterranean food, a style of food originating from the (often European or Near Eastern, as opposed to African) lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

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People call the sea the Mediterranean.

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A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.

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"I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen," she recited slowly and carefully.

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I like the Mediterranean Sea best.

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He's gone on holiday to the Mediterranean.

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That sea is called the Mediterranean Sea.

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