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Aegean

/iˈd͡ʒi.ən/

Aegean adjective: of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

Adjective

Aegean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
  2. Of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.

Noun

Aegean (plural Aegeans)

  1. A shorthaired domestic cat originating from the Cyclades; an Aegean cat.

Proper noun

the Aegean

  1. A sea between Greece and Anatolia north of Crete; a lobe of the Mediterranean; in full, Aegean Sea.
    • Clytaemestra’s purpose to kill her husband had been locked in her heart long before the tidings had been flashed across the Aegean that his coming was at hand.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VI. Orestea. I: Agamemnon”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 166
  2. An age from 245 ± 1.5 to 244 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Aegean meaning in Hindi

Aegean in Hindi

of or relating to the Aegean Sea
ईजियन ījiyan

Forms of Aegean

Adjective
alternative formAegaean
alternative formEgean
alternative form (archaic)Aegæan
alternative form (archaic)Ægaean
alternative form (archaic)Ægæan
alternative form (archaic)Ægean
Noun
pluralAegeans

Origin of Aegean

Derived from Latin aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos, “Aegean”)) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες (aîges, “waves”).

Words formed from Aegean

Phrases with Aegean

Words that rhyme with Aegean

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Questions about Aegean

What does Aegean mean?
Aegean means of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
What is Aegean in Hindi?
Aegean in Hindi is ईजियन (ījiyan). See Aegean meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aegean?
Aegean can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aegean?
Aegean is pronounced /iˈd͡ʒi.ən/ (US).

Words near Aegean in the dictionary

  1. Aegaeon
  2. Aegaeonian
  3. aegagrus
  4. Aegates
  5. Aegeae
  6. Aegean
  7. Aegean cat
  8. Aegean cats
  9. Aegean Islands
  10. Aegean Sea
  11. Aegeanness

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