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Adriatic

UK/ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/

Adriatic adjective: of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

Adjective

Adriatic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
    • She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
      Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
      As are the swelling Adriatic seas:c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • The railroad from Belgrade to Bar on the Adriatic coast negotiates 234 bridges and 254 tunnels in its tortuous 295-mile route.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 112

Proper noun

the Adriatic

  1. A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea.
    • Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
      And made some voyages, too, in other seas,1818, Lord Byron, Beppo
    • A strange story comes from the Adriatic.1909, Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud

Adriatic meaning in Arabic and Persian

Adriatic in Arabic

of or pertaining to the Adriatic
أَدْرِيَاتِيّ ʔadriyātiyy

Adriatic in Persian

of or pertaining to the Adriatic
آردریاتکی âdriyâtiki, آدریاتیک âdriyâtik

Forms of Adriatic

alternative form (archaic)Adriatical
alternative form (archaic)Adriatick

Origin of Adriatic

From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.

Words formed from Adriatic

Phrases with Adriatic

Questions about Adriatic

What does Adriatic mean?
Adriatic means of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
What is Adriatic in Arabic?
Adriatic in Arabic is أَدْرِيَاتِيّ (ʔadriyātiyy). See Adriatic meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Adriatic?
Adriatic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adriatic?
Adriatic is pronounced /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near Adriatic in the dictionary

  1. Adrianople reds
  2. Adrianopolis
  3. Adrianopolitan
  4. Adrianopolitans
  5. Adrians
  6. Adriatic
  7. Adriatic Gulf
  8. Adriatic Question
  9. Adriatic Sea
  10. Adriatical
  11. Adriatick

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