Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ən/ UK
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹɛjnɪjən/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/ US
- [mɛɾɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən] US
- [mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnjən] US
- /ˌmedətəˈɹæɪni.ən/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾene.ən/ Scotland
- /-nɪ.ən/ Scotland
- /-ni.ən/ Scotland
- /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɾeːni.ən/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Latin mediterrāneus (“inland”, from medius (“middle”) + terra (“earth, land”) + -āneus (adjectival suffix)) + -an.
adjective more Mediterranean · most Mediterranean
- Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.
proper noun the Mediterranean
- 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 West Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. vacationing in the Mediterranean
noun Mediterraneans
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Synonym of Mediterranid.
Similar: 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mediterranean sea, lyons, msc, med, meda, middle, medium, medium-term, sea, average, nostrum, mare, median, mediterranea, mediterraneo, ufm
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region
| Español | mediterráneo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | भूमध्य bhūmadhya |
| Português | mediterrânico, mediterrâneo |
| Français | méditerranéen |
| Deutsch | mediterran |
| Italiano | mediterraneo |
| Ελληνικά | μεσογειακός mesogeiakós |
| Română | mediteranean, mediteran |
| Русский | средиземноморский sredizemnomorskij, средиземный sredizemnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | Địa Trung Hải |
| עברית | ים תיכוני yám-tikhoní |
name region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
| Português | região do Mediterrâneo, Mediterrâneo |
|---|---|
| Français | Bassin méditerranéen, Monde méditerranéen |
| Ελληνικά | Μεσόγειος Mesógeios |
| Русский | Средиземномо́рье Sredizemnomórʹje |
Talk about this word "Mediterranean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mediterranean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mediterranean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mediterranean "Mediterranean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mediterranean.Cite this
@misc{mediterranean_2026,
title = {Mediterranean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mediterranean},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
